Obesity is a disease caused by the excessive accumulation of body fat, weight gain, surpassing the limits advised.
Before seeing the types that exist, we must recognize what state is the body of a person, before even thinking about a diet plan or trying to lose weight urgently. Only then can differentiate the type of obesity that has it. Therefore, there are several ways of classifying their types.
Being overweight does not always indicate that there is obesity. In case of man, it is recognized that there is when you have more than 25% body fat, while the woman is when more than 30%.
To determine the degree of overweight or obese using the body called BMI (body mass index) which is determined by the person’s weight in kilograms and height, expressed in m².
Thus, it is considered a normal weight when the index does not exceed 25. If you are between 25 and 30 are overweight. Above 30 is said to be obese. When it exceeds 40 morbidly obese when there is more than 50 is known as severe or extreme obesity.
Depending on what are the causes that have led, obesity is classified as:
-Obesity exogenous: it is due to poor diet or excessive.
Obesity, Meratol endogenous: it is caused by metabolic disorders.
Depending on where fat accumulation occurs, we have:
Obesity, android, central or abdominal fat is found mostly in the abdomen, waist, and also other areas like the face or chest. It occurs more often in men than in women. For the somewhat round the body takes when it occurs, obesity is also called apple.
Android obesity poses a higher risk and is associated with diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes or the rise of cholesterol.
Gynoid or peripheral-Obesity: Fat accumulates in the hips, thighs and buttocks, forming a pear-shaped silhouette. So it is also commonly called pear obesity. This type of obesidadse has more in women.
Gynoid obesity is considered less dangerous than the android and is associated with diseases such as venous insufficiency (varicose veins).
Here we have briefly described the types of this disease is increasing each time, but what is it that people take this issue seriously and start living healthy. And everything is possible if we follow a healthy diet method even urgent weight loss.