How to define whether you need to lose weight

Mondo Health Updated on 2024-03-02

Weilan: There is a way to be healthy, and I am Weilan. Obesity has indeed become a serious social health problem. However, many of the people who join the weight-losing army don't really need to lose weight. We often hear around us that girls who look skinny are also shouting. So how do you define whether you need to **? Let's listen to what Tang Zecheng, a nutritionist at the Third People's Hospital of Yongzhou City, has to say.

Doctor: Weight loss is a very professional thing, and many people blindly follow the trend of weight loss, but they don't need to lose weight. How do you define whether you need to lose weight? First of all, overweight or obese patients need to **, generally we use body mass index to measure the degree of body obesity. Body mass index, or BMI, is at 185 to 239 is normal, 24-279 is overweight, and 28 or more is obese.

At the same time, you can also judge whether you are overweight or obese based on your ideal weight, which is equal to your height minus 105, or your ideal weight for men is equal to your height minus 100 times 09. The ideal weight for women is equal to height minus 100 times 085。More than 10%-19% of your ideal body weight9% are overweight, and more than 20% of those who exceed the ideal body weight are obese.

What more normal-weight people need is not weight loss, but a healthier body and a more toned body brought about by a reasonable diet. In conclusion, weight anxiety is unhealthy. Everyone can take action, eat a reasonable diet, and achieve the purpose of bodybuilding.

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