Being overweight and obese, places increased pressure on your feet, ankles and lower limbs, which makes you more likely to experience arthritis, foot pain and skin problems on…
About metabolism
A BMI over 40 is dangerously overweight and puts you at severe risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, circulation problems, and some cancers….
However, in adults who have stopped growing, an increase in BMI is usually caused by an increase in body fat. You can use the body mass index (BMI)…
In obesity, due to excess adipose tissue the total blood volume increases. This results in increased stroke volume, and cardiac output. The increased cardiac output in obese patients…
If your metabolism is “high” (or fast), you will burn more calories at rest and during activity. A high metabolism means you’ll need to take in more calories…
If your metabolic age is lower than your actual age, it means your body is in good health. If your metabolic age is higher than your actual age,…
Metabolism (pronounced: meh-TAB-uh-liz-um) is the chemical reactions in the body’s cells that change food into energy. Our bodies need this energy to do everything from moving to thinking…