Obesity, Body Measurements and Health: A Review
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https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2019.805.809Keywords:
Body fat, chronic disease, obesity, physical activity, visceral adiposityAbstract
Obesity concern increases over time as its epidemic increases. Multiple causes are associated with weight and obesity can be the result of one or more of these causes. Adiposity, especially visceral type, has a negative effect on body health, which is a risk factor for several chronic diseases and can lead to death. Therefore, it is important to assess the health of the body by measuring adiposity level. Body mass index, waist circumference and visceral adiposity index are some of these available methods. Diet restriction which is one of the interventions used to eliminate excess weight, does not take into account the type of food to be ingested and as a result of that, fat free mass would be lost instead of body fat mass. Healthy lifestyle habits considered to be more effective in controlling body weight. However, increasing responsibilities of governments and health care institutions to address obesity epidemic calls for the development of diverse strategies to manage its consequences and to ensure healthy living.
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