You can check your Overweight by calculating your Body Mass Index (BMI). A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is deemed healthy, while anything beyond it’s obese. The BMI uses the height and weight of an individual to calculate whether the body of the individual’s healthy or unhealthy.If your BMI is above 30, then you’re obese and might be prone to a lot of related health problems like sleep apnea, cancer, diabetes, heart diseases and high cholesterol.

Here are a few common diseases that arise due to overweight:

People today are very much concerned about their appearances. Likewise, controlling weight (gaining or losing weight) is an essential part of a person’s self image that people all around the world are most preoccupied with all the time. It is sad to know that overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise not only in high-income countries but low- and middle-income countries too.

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Overweight and obesity are known as the abnormal or unnecessary excessive stout accumulation in the body that is harmful to the health.

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