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Overweight Women: Assist me with information on obesity in women. Whatever you can tell me will be great!
(13 Apr 2008)

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A women who had excess body weight than the ideal body weight according to her height then she is considered overweight. This weight can be due to muscle mass, bones weight, water and more common body fat. There are different ways to evaluate in which category a women's weight lies, these include BMI or body mass index and fat percentage calculators. A overweight women can be at a health risk for different problems like diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, menstrual problems, pregnancy problems, joint problems such as arthritis, breathing problems, and psychological problems like depression. Common cause for gaining excess weight in women or any other person is energy imbalance that is when energy intake exceeds and energy expenditure is decreased. This happens when a women binges or indulges herself in wrong eating habits and leading a very sedentary life without any exercises. In this world where women are expected to be thin like supermodels an overweight woman is definitely not pleasing. Moreover the excess weight besides ruining physical appearance is also not considered healthy. So to avoid any such situation and have a high self esteem it is important to be of healthy weight (not as thing as the models but fall in the desired weight category).

answered by Sabrina Maguire on 13 Apr 2008, 11:50:45

 

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