Obesity and Overweight is NOT the Same Thing

People usually use Overweight and Obese as synonymous, but actually they’re not having the same signification. One means a health problem, the other maybe not.

In order to explain why been overweight and be obese are different, I must start defining these terms.

The medical community defines overweight as an excess amount of body weight.

However, this includes: fat, muscle, bones and water.

While obesity is defined as an excess amount of body fat.

So, as you can see, overweight does not always denote an unhealthy person, or even a weight problem.

For example, an athlete who has a large amount of muscle mass, as a wrestler, a football player, a weight lifter, all of them can be overweight in a healthy manner, and they are not obese.

So, we need to understand than obesity isn’t a cosmetic problem, it’s a health problem, a serious one, even for children.

Being obese all your body must work harder in order to carry the extra pounds of body fat. This includes your lungs, heart, kidney and skeleton.

I remember when I was pregnant; to carry anything more than my own body (as groceries bags) was almost a torture: my feet and knees hurt me, my heart beat increase, I feel exhausted very fast, and my own consolation was thinking all these will finish in a few months, but just think about carry all that weight permanently!

Some health problems related to obesity are:

Cancers
Diabetes
Heart diseases
Hypertension
Respiratory problems
Osteoarthritis
Psychological and social negative effects
Asthma
Depression
Gout
Menstrual irregularities
Pregnancy complications
Strokes

Now that we see some of the main health problems related with being obese, I will tell you good news: Even a small reduction in your weight can improve many of the health problems you already suffer.

People usually use Overweight and Obese as synonymous, but actually they’re not having the same signification. One means a health problem, the other maybe not…

Maybe you feel terrible when you see your own image in a mirror, but that mirror didn’t reflect the real problem, the real problem it’s inside of you.

Sophie Barbosa specialize in diet, fitness and weight loss.
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