Healthy weight Managment techniques

So, how do you know if you actually need to lose body fat? And we’re not talking about getting back to you high school playing weight. Let’s talk about how much body fat is too much, and how excessive fat around the waist can be especially problematic.

As a general rule, a man should have no more than twenty percent of his total body mass as fat. Research has shown that abdominal fat may be more hazardous than fat in other areas, such as around the hips. But simply checking girth doesn’t take proportion into account. That’s why researchers considered height, as well as waistline.

The study’s math works out like this: A man who is 5-feet-10-inches tall should shoot for a waistline that is 38 inches or less. The study found that men should have a Waist-to-Tallness ratio of 0.55 or less. To figure out what your waist should be for your height, take your height in inches and multiply it by 0.55. That will give you a fairly good idea of the upper limit of a healthy waistline (in inches) for you.

For example, Bob is 5 feet -11 inches tall and has a waistline measurement of 41 inches. Take 71 inches and multiply it by 0.55, and Bob’s maximum waistline should be 39 inches or less. As we can see, Bob should lose at least two inches from his waistline. Anything above 39 inches dramatically increases Bob’s risk of developing one or all of the following serious health conditions:

· Cancer
· Heart Disease
· Adult-onset Diabetes

Other Risk Factors
Besides being overweight or obese, there are additional risk factors to consider:
· high blood pressure (hypertension)
· high LDL-cholesterol ("bad" cholesterol)
· low HDL-cholesterol ("good" cholesterol)
· high triglycerides
· high blood glucose (sugar)
· family history of premature heart disease
· physical inactivity
· cigarette smoking