Severely obese people face enhanced risks of heart diseases, hypertension, diabetes and strokes and The American Heart Association, AHA, has recommended bariatric surgery, as appropriate for the extremely obese, for whom all other options have failed to aid in weight loss and subsequent reduction of cardiovascular risks. Persons with  BMI of 40 and over qualify as severely obese, while BMI of 30 indicates obesity and BMI of 25-29.9 is an indication of overweight. According to lead author, Paul... 

The findings of a new study published in The Lancet has indicated that obesity in any which way was bad and a risk factor for heart diseases and  that it did not matter whether obese people were apple-shaped or pear-shaped. Earlier obese people were told that if they had  apple-shaped bodies, when they had excess fat around their bellies, they were three times more prone to suffer heart attacks than those, who were pear-shaped and had the fat distributed around the buttocks and hips with a... 

The benefits of walking are well-known and here is yet another study from Australia that reveals that walking can lower diabetes risk and lowers body mass index as well. Australian scientists from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, observed 592 middle-aged persons who took part in the drive to gauge diabetes levels among Australians. The study spanned across five years from 2000 to 2005 and started off with a comprehensive health examination and data collection about the... 

To assess a person’s weight and the health risks that the weight may pose, some key factors are considered. These are the body mass index or BMI, waist circumference, and some factors and conditions in conjunction with obesity that can raise the risks of serious ailments. Body mass index: BMI is a measure that tells you about obesity and excess weight in a person. Though it does not give the exact percentage of body fat, you get a very good estimate of the weight status category the person will...