Healthy Weight

More than two-thirds of Nigerian adults are considered overweight or obese, especially the female gender. Excess weight may lead to heart disease and diabetes. Creating and following plans for healthy eating and physical activity may help you improve your health.

What is a healthy weight?

Body mass index (BMI) is one way to tell whether you are at a healthy weight, overweight, or obese. It measures your weight in relation to your height. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is in the healthy range. A person with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is considered overweight, and someone with a BMI of 30 or greater is considered obese. Go to the right hand sidebar on our website to find a BMI calculator tool you can use to determine your BMI. Another way to find out if you are at risk for health problems caused by overweight and obesity is to measure your waist-hip ratio. If you are a woman and your waist is more than 35 inches, or if you are a man and your waist is more than 40 inches, your risk of disease may be higher.

Now, to our female readers, there are certain health risks of being overweight or obese during pregnancy. Extra weight can cause these health problems with pregnancy.

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