While most of us give a simple solution to our health or calculate the ideal weight, unfortunately, is not as black and white. Its
weight "health" can not simply be calculated from a general source -
population health weight or ideal weight depends on several factors,
including age, sex, body type, bone density, fat ratio- muscle, overall health, and height.
In recent decades, BMI (body mass index) was considered an excellent means to calculate the healthy weight of a person. However, the IMC, as discussed later in this article is, at best, a rough estimate various limitations. BMI is useful in the study of large populations, instead of individuals.
Your healthy weight may be different from your friends and family, often, even if you are the same sex and height. You should not compare yourself to people around you, because everyone is different and that we risk either aiming too high or too low in weight. Compare with people outside of your immediate neighborhood is not ideal.
To add confusion to decide how much weight you should aim, not even the experts from various countries seem to agree. A healthy weight in the United Kingdom or the United States is slightly higher than what is expected, for example, the Netherlands.
If you were in Holland that points lower than if you were in the U.S. ideal weight. Body mass index and waist-hip ratio BMI (Body Mass Index) and waist-hip ratio in two ways physicians and other health professionals assess the weight of a person when it comes to deciding how close they are a good health.
WHR is probably more accurate (reasons later in this article). BMI (Body Mass Index) This measure is obtained from the weight and height of an individual number.
BMI in metric
The person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by the square of your height in meters
- For example: Imagine a person weighs 80 kilos and meters is1.8.
- 3.24 is 1.82 (square size)
- 80 divided by 3.24 = body mass index of 24.69
IMC units using
Person weight in pounds multiplied by 703, divided by the square of height in inches.
- For example: Imagine a person weighs 190 pounds and is 72 centimeters (6 feet) tall.
- 5184 = 722
- 190 (pounds) multiplied by 703 divided by 5184 = BMI of 25.76
In North America, Europe and much of the rest of the world, BMI point of how the weight of a person is classified as follows:
18.5 - underweight
18.5 to 24.999 - ideal
25 to 29.999 - overweight
30 + - obese
40 - morbid obesity
Some countries put the lower limit of the "ideal" body mass index of 20.
The problem with BMI is that it does not take into account the actions of the person. For example, an Olympian super setting can be the same size and weight as a couch potato is not suitable - they have the same body mass index. However, the couch potatoes are completely different measurements.
People have different bone densities and proportions of body fat, BMI does not take into account these factors. A patient may have osteoporosis unless another person without BMI, however, it is likely that if measures were used only BMI, osteoporosis patient is considered healthy.
BMI has the following serious drawbacks:
It underestimates body fat in obese or overweight
Overestimates body fat in the muscles or lean people
WHR Waist-hip ratio, also known as the WHR, look at the ratio of the circumference of a person's height to their hips. The smaller size measurement is taken, which is usually just above the navel, this total is divided by the hip circumference at its widest part.
If an adult female has a size of 27 inches and hips of 36 inches, the RCC is 27 divided by 36 = 0.75 A EPM
Whrs objectives are different for men and femlales:
WHR for men
- <0.9 - which means it has a very low risk of cardiovascular health problems
- 0.9 to 0.99 - means it is a moderate risk of cardiovascular health problems
-> 1 - means that the risk of cardiovascular problems are high
WHR for women
- <0.8 - which means it has a very low risk of cardiovascular health problems
- 0.8 to 0.89 - which means it is at moderate risk of cardiovascular health problems
- 0.9 or higher - which means that the risk of cardiovascular problems are high
Waist-hip ratio in relation to body mass index WHR will give you a better idea of how close it is to a healthy weight compared to body mass index.
Apple-shaped people have Whrs large and tend to have a greater risk of developing diseases such as cardiovascular disease, compared to those pear shaped. A person like apple has more fat accumulates in size, while a person pear shaped fat has accumulated in your hips.
Women with WHR less than 0.8 tend to be healthier and more fertile than their counterparts in higher WHR. A female WHR of 0.8 means that run a much lower risk of developing many types of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Men with WHR is 9 or less the same benefits, while high WHR have similar health risks (for women in the previous paragraph).
What are the disadvantages of WHR? - It measures the percentage of total body fat of the person, or the muscle against fat. However, most agree that it is a superior predictor of health risks and a better measure of weight.
The measurement of body fat percentage If you weigh a person of total fat, and divided by the weight, you get body fat percentage. This includes the storage of fat and essential fat.
Essential fat is the fat we need to survive. Women have a greater proportion of their body consists of essential fat than men - between 2% and 5% of adults and 10% men and 13% among adult women.
Fat storage is an accumulation of fat in adipose tissue. Fat storage is also used to protect the internal organs in the abdomen and chest. Adipose tissue is a tissue type that contains stored fat.
Our total body fat percentage includes storing fat and fatty acids.
According to the American Council on Exercise, fat percentages, men and women should be:
Essential Fatty: Men 2-4%. Women 10-12%.
Total Fat:
- 6-13% male athletes, female athletes 14-20%
- Adapt male nonathletes 14-17%, the adjustment of female athletes 21 to 24%
- Male Acceptable 18-25%, 25-31% women acceptable
- Overweight men 26-37%, 32-41% of overweight women
- Obese man + 38% + 42% of obese women
Health professionals and sports scientists say that measuring body fat percentage of a person is the ideal way to measure your fitness level and overall health, as it is the only one that incorporates a real body composition person. In short, accurately measured overweight or obesity in men as possible with more than 25% (percentage of body fat) and women with more than 31%.
A measurement of body fat percentage never make the mistake of BMI shows athlete and couch potato with the same results.
How to measure body fat percentage?
Air displacement plethysmography (ADP) - similar to the principles used in the underwater weight. In this case, the air is used, hence the name. Between a person in a sealed chamber to measure the total body volume by calculating the amount of air has been displaced.
body density is determined by combining the weight (body weight) with a volume of the body. ADP can estimate the percentage of body fat a person LBM (lean body mass).
- Interactance near infrared - infrared light beam is sent on the biceps of the person, which is reflected from the inside of the muscle and fat absorbed. It is a noninvasive technique that experts say is safe, easy to use and fast.
- X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) - two different X-ray energies in the scanner body, one of which is more strongly absorbed by fat. A computer program is taking action on an analysis of the other, the difference Revelas the amount of body fat compared to other tissue at each point. A sum of all the scanning point is made, resulting in a reading of the total composition of the body of the person.
Conclusion So, in reality, rather than aim for a body weight in kilograms or pounds, should be pointing to a series WHR (waist-hip ratio) or body fat percentage.
In recent decades, BMI (body mass index) was considered an excellent means to calculate the healthy weight of a person. However, the IMC, as discussed later in this article is, at best, a rough estimate various limitations. BMI is useful in the study of large populations, instead of individuals.
Your healthy weight may be different from your friends and family, often, even if you are the same sex and height. You should not compare yourself to people around you, because everyone is different and that we risk either aiming too high or too low in weight. Compare with people outside of your immediate neighborhood is not ideal.
To add confusion to decide how much weight you should aim, not even the experts from various countries seem to agree. A healthy weight in the United Kingdom or the United States is slightly higher than what is expected, for example, the Netherlands.
If you were in Holland that points lower than if you were in the U.S. ideal weight. Body mass index and waist-hip ratio BMI (Body Mass Index) and waist-hip ratio in two ways physicians and other health professionals assess the weight of a person when it comes to deciding how close they are a good health.
WHR is probably more accurate (reasons later in this article). BMI (Body Mass Index) This measure is obtained from the weight and height of an individual number.
BMI in metric
The person's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by the square of your height in meters
- For example: Imagine a person weighs 80 kilos and meters is1.8.
- 3.24 is 1.82 (square size)
- 80 divided by 3.24 = body mass index of 24.69
IMC units using
Person weight in pounds multiplied by 703, divided by the square of height in inches.
- For example: Imagine a person weighs 190 pounds and is 72 centimeters (6 feet) tall.
- 5184 = 722
- 190 (pounds) multiplied by 703 divided by 5184 = BMI of 25.76
In North America, Europe and much of the rest of the world, BMI point of how the weight of a person is classified as follows:
18.5 - underweight
18.5 to 24.999 - ideal
25 to 29.999 - overweight
30 + - obese
40 - morbid obesity
Some countries put the lower limit of the "ideal" body mass index of 20.
The problem with BMI is that it does not take into account the actions of the person. For example, an Olympian super setting can be the same size and weight as a couch potato is not suitable - they have the same body mass index. However, the couch potatoes are completely different measurements.
People have different bone densities and proportions of body fat, BMI does not take into account these factors. A patient may have osteoporosis unless another person without BMI, however, it is likely that if measures were used only BMI, osteoporosis patient is considered healthy.
BMI has the following serious drawbacks:
It underestimates body fat in obese or overweight
Overestimates body fat in the muscles or lean people
WHR Waist-hip ratio, also known as the WHR, look at the ratio of the circumference of a person's height to their hips. The smaller size measurement is taken, which is usually just above the navel, this total is divided by the hip circumference at its widest part.
If an adult female has a size of 27 inches and hips of 36 inches, the RCC is 27 divided by 36 = 0.75 A EPM
Whrs objectives are different for men and femlales:
WHR for men
- <0.9 - which means it has a very low risk of cardiovascular health problems
- 0.9 to 0.99 - means it is a moderate risk of cardiovascular health problems
-> 1 - means that the risk of cardiovascular problems are high
WHR for women
- <0.8 - which means it has a very low risk of cardiovascular health problems
- 0.8 to 0.89 - which means it is at moderate risk of cardiovascular health problems
- 0.9 or higher - which means that the risk of cardiovascular problems are high
Waist-hip ratio in relation to body mass index WHR will give you a better idea of how close it is to a healthy weight compared to body mass index.
Apple-shaped people have Whrs large and tend to have a greater risk of developing diseases such as cardiovascular disease, compared to those pear shaped. A person like apple has more fat accumulates in size, while a person pear shaped fat has accumulated in your hips.
Women with WHR less than 0.8 tend to be healthier and more fertile than their counterparts in higher WHR. A female WHR of 0.8 means that run a much lower risk of developing many types of cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Men with WHR is 9 or less the same benefits, while high WHR have similar health risks (for women in the previous paragraph).
What are the disadvantages of WHR? - It measures the percentage of total body fat of the person, or the muscle against fat. However, most agree that it is a superior predictor of health risks and a better measure of weight.
The measurement of body fat percentage If you weigh a person of total fat, and divided by the weight, you get body fat percentage. This includes the storage of fat and essential fat.
Essential fat is the fat we need to survive. Women have a greater proportion of their body consists of essential fat than men - between 2% and 5% of adults and 10% men and 13% among adult women.
Fat storage is an accumulation of fat in adipose tissue. Fat storage is also used to protect the internal organs in the abdomen and chest. Adipose tissue is a tissue type that contains stored fat.
Our total body fat percentage includes storing fat and fatty acids.
According to the American Council on Exercise, fat percentages, men and women should be:
Essential Fatty: Men 2-4%. Women 10-12%.
Total Fat:
- 6-13% male athletes, female athletes 14-20%
- Adapt male nonathletes 14-17%, the adjustment of female athletes 21 to 24%
- Male Acceptable 18-25%, 25-31% women acceptable
- Overweight men 26-37%, 32-41% of overweight women
- Obese man + 38% + 42% of obese women
Health professionals and sports scientists say that measuring body fat percentage of a person is the ideal way to measure your fitness level and overall health, as it is the only one that incorporates a real body composition person. In short, accurately measured overweight or obesity in men as possible with more than 25% (percentage of body fat) and women with more than 31%.
A measurement of body fat percentage never make the mistake of BMI shows athlete and couch potato with the same results.
How to measure body fat percentage?
Air displacement plethysmography (ADP) - similar to the principles used in the underwater weight. In this case, the air is used, hence the name. Between a person in a sealed chamber to measure the total body volume by calculating the amount of air has been displaced.
body density is determined by combining the weight (body weight) with a volume of the body. ADP can estimate the percentage of body fat a person LBM (lean body mass).
- Interactance near infrared - infrared light beam is sent on the biceps of the person, which is reflected from the inside of the muscle and fat absorbed. It is a noninvasive technique that experts say is safe, easy to use and fast.
- X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) - two different X-ray energies in the scanner body, one of which is more strongly absorbed by fat. A computer program is taking action on an analysis of the other, the difference Revelas the amount of body fat compared to other tissue at each point. A sum of all the scanning point is made, resulting in a reading of the total composition of the body of the person.
Conclusion So, in reality, rather than aim for a body weight in kilograms or pounds, should be pointing to a series WHR (waist-hip ratio) or body fat percentage.