These two terms are closely related
to each other. However the difference is you may be overweight but not obesity,
but you can’t be obesity without being overweight. It’s a little confusing
right? The best way to explain this is by using the BMI. From the BMI a person
determine whether they are overweight or obesity.
Obesity
This simply means the individual is
having too much body fat. A person who is obesity will feel it in his joints,
heart, blood pressure, blood sugar and other systems. The extra fat cells
present in obesity people often increase the probability of chronic medical
conditions.
The BMI
This stands for the Body mass Index.
The body mass index is the measure of the relative size based on the mass and
height of an individual. It’s the best proxy of fat percentage among the ratios
of weight and height. The BMI assess how much the individual’s body weight
departs from what is normal for a person of his or her height.
How to calculate the BMI
BMI= Body mass(weight in
kilograms)/(height in meters)2
From the value you obtain you can be
able to judge from the table below for your catergory.
|
Category
|
BMI range – kg/m2
|
BMI Prime
|
|
Very severely underweight
|
less than 15
|
less than 0.60
|
|
Severely underweight
|
from 15.0 to 16.0
|
from 0.60 to 0.64
|
|
Underweight
|
from 16.0 to 18.5
|
from 0.64 to 0.74
|
|
Normal (healthy weight)
|
from 18.5 to 25
|
from 0.74 to 1.0
|
|
Overweight
|
from 25 to 30
|
from 1.0 to 1.2
|
|
Obese Class I (Moderately obese)
|
from 30 to 35
|
from 1.2 to 1.4
|
|
Obese Class II (Severely obese)
|
from 35 to 40
|
from 1.4 to 1.6
|
|
Obese Class III (Very severely obese)
|
over 40
|
over 1.6
|
Thus from the data, people with a
BMI between 25-30 are considered over weight and those over 30 are considered
Obese. However the BMI may also be misleading for athletes who have well-built
muscles. All in all, your personal judgment can give a conclusive answer.
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