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| Check out whether you are overweight or underweight. |
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- You need to know your body weight and your height . You must check your body weight without your shoes and chappels/slippers and without any heavy clothing. With the help of these you will be able to calculate your Body Mass Index. You will then be able to evaluate your weight in relation to your height.
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- Also, measure around your waist, just above the hip bones while standing.
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| What does you waist measurement tell you? |
| Excess fat around your waist gives rise to many health risks. Your health risks increases as the waist measurement increases, particularly if the waist measurement is more than 80 cms(approx 31.6 inches) for females or 90 cms(35.6 inches) for males. Even if your BMI is normal, but your waist measurement is more, then you have more fat in your body than desirable which gives rise to many health risks. |
