What is Obesity
Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that will ultimately present a risk to health. A body mass index (BMI) over 25 is that person is overweight & 30 and above is considered obese. Use the BMI calculator down below to find out your BMI now.
BMI Calculator
What Happens if You Are Overweight or Obese?
Health Risk
You might be at risk of the following diseases:
Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes, the most common type of diabetes, is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high.
Hypertension
Hypertension, also known as high or raised blood pressure, is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure.
Kidney Failure
Kidneys are no longer able to filter and clean blood. This can cause unsafe levels of waste products to build up. This is known as kidney (or renal) failure. Unless it is treated, this can cause death.
Heart Problems
Heart Problems generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke.
Depression
Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest and can interfere with your daily functioning.
Death
At least 2.8 million people die each year as a result of being overweight or obese resulting in health complications and various diseases associated with it.
What Makes It So Difficult to Lose Weight?
Motivation
Motivation is one of the key reasons which will determine who will succeed or failed in losing weight. The lack of Motivation makes it difficult for many to embark on this journey of weight loss.
Workout
Working out is one of the key essentials in achieving weight loss. This could also be a deterring factor for those that are trying to lose weight as they may be overzealous in the beginning but also giving up quickly before they could see the changes in progress.
Diet
Dieting, one of the hardest factor in weight loss, your mind & body is not used to the drastic change in diet, which is why many failed in following through their diet plans.