Obesity and diabetes

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Obesity and diabetes
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Obesity and diabetes

Did you know that obesity is regarded as the strongest risk factor to developing type 2 diabetes? The reason for this is that obesity arises from eating a lot of calories and failure to break them due to lack of exercise.
Therefore, it is necessary to know your body weight which will determine if you are underweight, healthy weight, overweight or obese. This can be achieved by use of Body Mass Index (BMI) that is calculated using one’s height and weight. In order to find your BMI, divide your weight in kilograms by the height in meters squared. The BMI of an average adult person should read between 18-24; 25-29 is considered as overweight while above 30 is obese.

Having obesity makes you more likely to develop diabetes, the condition of having too much glucose (sugar) circulating in your bloodstream. Obesity also causes diabetes to worsen faster.

Here’s what happens: Managing the level of glucose in your blood is the job of the pancreas. The pancreas creates insulin, which is a hormone that moves glucose out of your blood. Normally, insulin transports glucose to your muscles to use right away for energy or to the liver, where it’s stored for later.

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