\n| \n >95%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n | \n Obese<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Dangers Related to Being Overweight or Obese<\/h2>\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), being overweight is the leading cause of many dangerous diseases and health conditions. This is very important information for adults to remember, considering the increasing number of children and teens facing severe weight problems in last 2 decades.<\/p>\n The list of potential health problems is long and intimidating:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Stroke<\/li>\n
- Type 2 diabetes<\/li>\n
- Coronary heart disease<\/li>\n
- Hypertension (elevated blood pressure)<\/li>\n
- Higher levels of LDL cholesterol, which is generally considered “bad cholesterol”<\/li>\n
- Lower levels of HDL cholesterol, which is in moderation considered “good cholesterol”<\/li>\n
- High levels of triglycerides<\/li>\n
- Gallbladder disease<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\n- Osteoarthritis (joint illness)<\/li>\n
- Sleep apnea and breathing issues<\/li>\n
- Cancers (kidney, liver, colon, gallbladder, breast, endometrial)<\/li>\n
- Reduced quality of life<\/li>\n
- Mental disturbances and illnesses (anxiety, panic attacks, depression, etc.)<\/li>\n
- Statistically higher risk of mortality compared to those with healthy BMI value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Adults striving to be healthier should try to reduce their body mass index below the 25kg\/m2 <\/sup>mark. The easiest way to get there is by reducing calorie intake, which will reduce your overall body fat percentage and put you in the optimal BMI range.<\/p>\nConsulting your doctor for medical advice on how to maintain a normal weight is always a good idea if you notice your body fat is hard to control or if you have existing health risks.<\/p>\n Limitations of BMI<\/h2>\nDespite the fact that BMI is commonly used as a good indicator of healthy body weight, it does have some drawbacks, unfortunately.<\/p>\n BMI is often considered only as a rough estimate that doesn\u2019t provide a full picture of a person\u2019s health. Since the only information needed for BMI calculator is your height and weight, you can start to understand why BMI is taken only as an estimation – a BMI calculator can’t take your body type and body composition into consideration.<\/p>\n The same rules can’t be applied to everyone due to different distributions of bone, muscle mass and fat. For example, individuals who carry a lot of muscles will have a high BMI because the percentage of their muscle weight is higher than the percentage of their fat weight.<\/p>\n The good news is that not everyone is a bodybuilder with huge amounts of pure muscle mass and almost no body fat. This is why on the bottom line, BMI can be used as a good enough estimate of body weight for the vast majority of people.<\/p>\n ![\"bmi](\"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/bmi-limitations.jpg\" "\\"\\"") <\/span><\/p>\nSo if you haven’t already, quickly plug your height and weight into our BMI calculator to determine whether or not you’re in a healthy weight range. Your BMI may surprise you!<\/p>\n And don’t forget to talk to your healthcare provider or dietitian to make sure you take advantage of your BMI calculator results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BMI CALCULATOR – CALCULATE YOUR BODY MASS INDEX FOR FREE The term body mass index (BMI) is often used by people without fully understanding what it means and how it can be helpful. While calculating BMI is very simple, especially with the free BMI calculator on this page, it\u2019s best to take a step back so…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":1623087,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[300223,1],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15574"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2162079,"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15574\/revisions\/2162079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1623087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalshape.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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