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What’s an healthy range for BMI?
18.5-24.99
What’s considered an Underweight BMI?
18.5 and under
what’s considered an overweight BMI?
25-39.9
what’s considered an obese BMI?
40 and upward
what could cause obesity?
high in fat. sugar, and not enough exercise
Why are some people fat?
they are taking in more energy that they burn. This is stored as fat.
what are the risk of being overweight short term?
reduce mobility
shortness of breath
high blood pressure
joint pain
what are the long term risks of being obese?
cardiovascular problems (heart attack)
joint problem (arthritis)
type 2 Diabetes
what are short term risks of being underweight?
feeling weak and tired
headaches and dizziness
period becoming irregular or stopping
weakened immune system
getting ill more frequently
what are long term risks of being underweight?
slower or abnormal growth
fertility problems
deficiency decades (low iron leading to anemia, low calcium- fragile bones)
What’s blood pressure?
the measure of how strongly the blood presses against the walls of the arteries
what’s considered a low blood pressure?
90/60 or lower
what’s considered an ideal blood pressure?
99/60 to 120/80