All about BODY FAT (well almost!)

All about BODY FAT (well almost!)

By

Dr. Sarkar MD

 

A person’s weight and body fat are not the only predictors of health. For example athletes can have high BMI’s but are not obese (muscle weighs more than fat!). Similarly different people with the same amount of body fat may have differing health risks. The general consensus for normal body fat is < 33% in women and < 25% in men. However recent studies show that the location of the fat may be more important than the amount.

Excessive body fat in the abdomen and viscera is thought to be a fair predictor of poorer health and increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and other diseases; whereas increased fat in the thigh and buttocks is thought to be less related with obesity-related diseases.

 So unlike the old saying: ‘An apple a day, keeps the doctor away!’ – looking like a PEAR is better than looking like an APPLE.

Like they say in Real Estate: Location, location, location!