Ideal body weight is generally achieved in one’s adolescence, and gradually will increase as you age. Another fact which somewhat annoying, because the body was able to store fat in unlimited quantities. So, no matter how much fat is in, your body is ready to accommodate. Excess fat, usually accumulate around the abdomen. So certainly, not an exciting sight.
“Weight gain occurs when we consume more calories than the amount required each day. Excess calories is stored in the body and become fat,” said Dr. Samuel Oentoro, as the clinical nutritionist.
According to him, obesity is a trigger factor genetic factors or descent. In addition, environmental factors also impact the obesity, it’s all about behavior and lifestyle patterns. And psychological factors are also taking part. “For example, people who are experiencing stress and vent their emotions by eating without limit,” he added.
Measuring
The number of normal body fat for adult males ranged from 10-20% weight, and for adult women approximately 25%. To find out quickly whether you store excess fat, try pinching the flesh on your belly just above the navel. When the distance between your thumb with your index more than 2.5 cm, then you are including obesity.
Or, to determine whether you have a large in the abdomen, waist circumference measured by finding the highest point on the pubic bone, and then measure the width. A man who curled the waist of more than 102 cm (90 cm Indonesia) and women more than 88 cm (80 cm Indonesia), showed a high risk factor for illness. Moreover, when her BMI (Body Period Index) is 25 or more.
This is in the abdomen, the location of most of the fat stored in the body. People who grew up in the waist and abdominal obesity is often called type “apple”, whereas in type “pear” fat gathered below the waist, around hips and thighs.
With the fat gathered around the waist, obesity, type “apple” higher-risk hypertension and other diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke. This is possible because the fat in the abdominal cavity more easily described, so that accumulate in the arteries.
Accumulate fat in the abdominal cavity was more dangerous than fat in the buttocks or thighs. The reason is, fat in the abdomen has fat cells are larger, resulting in excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue, and eventually produce harmful proteins.