Obesity in middle age may make you weaker in your later years! One scale measures the degree of "weakness" and 5 tricks to prevent

Some health experts point out that being thin is not good, and being slightly fat is more healthy. But according to a new study, middle-aged obesity may make you more likely to become weaker in your later years.

Middle-aged obesity makes you weaker in your later years

According to a study published in BMJ Open in January, middle-aged obesity may make you weaker in your later years. Norwegian scientists found that in terms of waistband, people with high waistband measurement values are twice as likely to suffer from weak or weak early stages than those with normal waistbands. Judging from the BMI value, those with high BMI value are nearly two and a half times more likely to become weaker than those with normal BMI. The biggest risk is those with high BMI and thick waist at the same time, and such people are three times more likely to become weak in old age than those of normal people.

Shreeshti, a doctoral student at the Institute of Nutrition, Oslo University, Norway Uchai reminds that adults should not only monitor BMI, but also monitor their waists to avoid health problems caused by internal fat in middle-aged and elderly people.

Definition of weakness

Researchers define "weakness" based on the commonly used estimation scale of the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The following 5 characteristics, with 1 to 2, is "small weak early stage", and if at least 3 are "small weak":

. Exhausted

. Weak grip strength

. Walking speed is slow

. Low level of physical activity

. Unintentional weight reduction: waist and BMI (body quality index) standards: waist and waist

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According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare Department, the ideal waist latitude should be less than 90 cm (35 inches) for adult men and less than 80 cm (31 inches) for adult women.

BMI

World Health Organization recommends that BMI be used to measure obesity, and the calculation formula is divided by weight (kg) by the square of height (meter).

WHO standard: BMI below 18.5 is considered too lightweight; 18.5 to 24.9 belongs to the health range; 25 to 29.9 belongs to the overweight range; 30 or higher belongs to the obesity range.

The national position definition announced by the Ministry of Welfare: four types of adults over the age of 18: overly light (BMI ＜ 18.5), normal (18.5 ≦ BMI ＜ 24.0), overly heavy (24.0 ≦ BMI ＜ 27.0), and obesity (BMI ≧ 27.0).

Internal fat is very powerful to health

You may want to ask, what is the connection between obesity and weakness? Uchai pointed out that weaker elderly people will reduce their physiological preparatory provisions, which will reduce their ability to recover external pressures and make them vulnerable. John Batsis, associate professor of senior medicine and doctoral doctor at the Chapel Hill School of North Carolina University, also analyzed that internal fat can promote inflammation and have a wider impact on other organs and physiological aspects, including changes in muscle and body composition, which can lead to weak body and inconvenience in mobility. Chika Anekwe, a doctor of obesity at Massachusetts State Hospital and a doctor of medical practitioner at Harvard University and a cadet of public health scholar Chika Anekwe finally explained that weakness is related to the increased risk of adverse events such as falls, illnesses, and hospitalization, all of which can increase the risk of death.

The National Health Administration reminds that middle-aged people with thick waist and obesity are phenomena of internal fat accumulation, and they are prone to gravid syndrome, which is a high-risk group for middle wind, three highs, diabetes and heart disease. Middle-aged women should pay more attention. Xu Huiheng, director of the Taichung Rong, and doctor of Chen Daisho Cheek, said that hormones affect the distribution of fat. After women enter menopause, they lose female hormone protection and store abdominal fat much faster than men, so the risk of cardiovascular disease will increase.

5 tips to prevent middle-aged obesity

1. Eat healthy: adopt low oil, low sugar, low salt and high standard dietary principles.

2. Reject smoking

3. Regular movement: Medium movements of 150 minutes per week (5 times a week, 30 minutes per day, or 30 minutes accumulative daily).

4. Regularly measure blood pressure, waist and body weight

5. Correctly measure waist: first exhale and relax your stomach, then take the middle line of the waist under the ribs and upper bones (the position of the diaphragm and the bones), which is the position of the waist.