Traditional Chinese medicine divides people with different body compositions into:Fat people, anointed people, and flesh people, lipopoly refers to people with relatively uniform fat distribution and more fat throughout the body;A plaster person is a person who has a lot of fat accumulation in the abdomen;A meat man is a person who is muscular and has muscular limbs.
Modern medicine divides the human body into two categories:Apple-shaped and pear-shaped. Apple-shaped body fat is mainly accumulated in the abdomen, also known as centripetal obesity, which is more common in men, and has a similar meaning to the aforementioned anointing man, which is what we often call beer belly and general belly;Fat accumulation in people with a pear-shaped body is mainly accumulated on the buttocks and thighs, and it is more common in women.
Which body shape is better?If you look at it from a health point of view, of course, it is better to be a meat person, and secondly, the health risk of people with a pear-shaped body is relatively small, but the body fat is more stubborn, and it is more difficult. People with an apple-shaped body are generally higher in visceral fat, and are more likely to suffer from diseases such as hyperlipidemia and fatty liver.
What kind of body is the standard?We can generally use BMI to measure, BMI = weight (kg) height (m) * height (m), according to the classification standard of Chinese adults, BMI is less than 185. It belongs to the lower body weight.
BMI at 185~23.9 is the standard weight.
The BMI is between 24 and 28, which is considered overweight.
BMI greater than or equal to 28 is considered obese.
The higher the BMI, the higher the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseasesIf the BMI is too low, it is susceptible to diseases of the cardiovascular system and respiratory system.
But it should be noted that there are certain limitations to measuring body shape with BMI, for example, meat people may have a high BMI, but this kind of person does not need **, they are just strong and not fat, therefore, a more objective indicator reflecting the body should beBody fat percentage.
Generally speaking, the body fat percentage of a normal man is 15% to 18%, and the body fat percentage of a normal woman is 20% to 25%.
Body fat measurement is generally tested by the electrical impedance method, and indirect measurement is carried out according to the conductivity of body fat and lean body mass.
It can also be adoptedWaist circumferenceAssessing the body shape, in general, the waist circumference should be less than 85 cm for men and less than 80 cm for women.
Does your figure meet the standards?