Lai Xinfu said that the standard for measuring waist circumference is: men’s waist circumference is less than 90 cm (35 inches), and women’s waist circumference is less than 80 cm (31 inches). (Photo taken from photoAC)
[Sianel Iechyd/Adroddiad Cynhwysfawr]There are many ways to assess health How can it be considered healthy? Lai Xinfu, a Chinese medicine practitioner, said that as long as the three values are reduced, the body can live a long and safe life and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, degenerative arthritis and cancer. These are BMI, body fat percentage, and waist circumference.
Lai Xinfu posted on Facebook fan page “Lai Xinfu Traditional Chinese Medicine. Weight Loss Room Happiness”, saying that obesity not only makes people short-lived, but also puts old people to bed. In this regard, he listed three index measurement standards:
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● Body Mass Index (BMI): The ratio of weight to height is used to assess fatness and thinness, which is also a method generally recognized by international medical organizations, control group”, and present a data reference suitable for Taiwan. BMI>24 is “overweight”, BMI>27 is “obese”.
Body mass index (BMI) = weight (kg) ÷ height (metres) ÷ height (metres), for example: weight 65 kg, height 150 cm, BMI = 65 ÷ 1.5 ÷ 1.5 = 28.8.
● Body fat percentage: Body fat includes subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. Body fat percentage is the percentage of total body fat in body weight.
The standard value of body fat percentage is less than 23% for men and less than 25% for women, and is overweight above the standard.
Waist circumference: commonly known as a beer belly, a large amount of fat accumulates in the abdomen and close to internal organs, which easily increases the risk of developing metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is also known as the “high three”: high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids. The National Health Service recommends that a waist circumference of less than 90 cm (35 inches) for men and less than 80 cm (31 inches) for women is more than abdominal obesity.
Waist circumference measurement position: the middle point between the highest point of the protruding bones on both sides of the waist and the lower edge of the rib, the horizontal line of this middle point is the waist circumference of the midline of the abdomen
Lai Xinfu also lists related diseases, and it is recommended to let the body reduce the above 3 values to reduce the risk of disease and protect health!
Cardiovascular disease: Among the ten main causes of death in the 110-year statistics of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, heart disease and cerebrovascular disease were second and fourth Common cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, and cerebral infarction. , dizziness, chest tenderness, and cold sweats that should be checked and treated as soon as possible.
Lai Xinfu noted, from the results of the research, that the risk of death from cardiovascular disease in obese men is 40% higher than the risk of people of normal weight, and that the risk of death in women is 53% higher. On average, an increase of 5 units in BMI was associated with a 40% increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
Osteoarthritis: With age, muscle degeneration and atrophy gradually leads to inconvenience in movement A high BMI will increase the risk of osteoarthritis of the knee. The average BMI overweight and obesity increases the risk by about 2.5 times and 4.5 times, respectively And for every 5 unit increase in BMI, the risk of disease increases by 35%.
Cancer: Fat cells can cause chronic inflammation in body tissues, and tissues that have been in a state of inflammation for a long time are easily transformed into cancer cells. Lai Xinfu pointed out that for every 5 unit increase in the statistically average BMI, the risk of colon and rectal cancer, esophageal cancer, and endometrial cancer will increase by 20-50%.
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