Your body needs fat, but too much around the belly or on the thighs is a no, not just for your appearance, but for your health.
Obesity is measured by taking the Body Mass Index (BMI) which calculates your body size while trying to account for bone mass.
The faulty part of the measurement is that it doesn't take into consideration a person's muscle mass. In fact, a person's waist measurement is a more accurate forecaster of heart attacks than the body mass index.
Studies have already shown that obesity is just as unhealthy as smoking, but recent studies show carrying excess fat specifically around your belly is about as bad it gets.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) have set a waist measurement cutoff point at above 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men—no matter how much you actually weigh.
Most people don't know this, but each human body contains visceral fat, a dangerous hidden fat that surrounds vital organs deep inside your body, which must be added into waistline measurement.
To learn more about how to measure your waist and visceral fat, click here. Get healthy and learn from this article.
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