Obesity among Nigerian women and way forward

Over they years have noticed that a typical Nigerian woman wants to have that " madam look which is achieved by massive weight gain. The purpose of this write up is to educate the readers on obesity and way forward.

I implore readers to read carefully as am concerned about various adverse effect of obesity on our Nigerian women ranging from Diabetes, hypertension and so on. As a medical student that has rotated through Endocrinology Department have come to realize that most cases of Diabetes among women are due to obesity.
This is a statistic showing the various percentage of underweight, overweight and obese in a research carried among urban women in Nigerian.

To effectively know the category in which you belong carry out the action plan below

ACTION PLAN

According to WHO guidelines calculating your body mass index( BMI) helps you to know whether you are of normal weight, overweight or obese which is our main focus.

FORMULA

BMI= Weight/height^2

These are the range of values

<18.5 underweight

18.5-24.9 normal weight

24-29.9 overweight

>30 obese.

Have you done that already?

If you get a Value greater than 30 it means you are obese and must find a way to get your BMI to normal in other to live a healthy life. Having said all these what' is they way out

1. Exercise

2. Avoid a sedentary lifestyle

3. Practice good eating habits by avoiding excess junk food and fatty foods.

Remember: To every women out there, take good care of yourself and get back to shape today

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