{"id":846,"date":"2015-11-27T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/heathy-weight\/"},"modified":"2016-05-05T17:46:28","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T07:46:28","slug":"heathy-weight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/patients\/treatment-lifestyle\/heathy-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Heathy weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/wp-content\/uploads\/scales-150x150.png\" alt=\"scales-150x150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>More than 60% of Australian adults are overweight or obese and the figure is steadily rising. Being more than your ideal weight increases your risk of many weight related chronic diseases e.g. cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, stroke, some cancers and sleep apnoea.<\/p>\n<p>Two methods doctors use to estimate your health risk:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#bmi\">BMI (Body Mass Index)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Healthy Weight\" href=\"#waist_measurement\">waist measurement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a name=\"bmi\"><\/a>BMI for Adults<\/h3>\n<p>For adults, calculating your BMI (Body Mass Index) is a quick way to check weight status e.g. to determine if you have a healthy weight for your height.<\/p>\n<p>The following calculator can be used by most Australian adults* as a guide to assess weight status.<\/p>\n<p>Enter your height and weight, then click <strong>calculate.<\/strong> (Choose: \u2018English\u2019 if you are using feet, inches and pounds or \u2018Metric\u2019 if you are using centimetres and kilograms).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><object data=\"http:\/\/www.foodpyramid.com\/bmicalculator\/calculator.swf?foodPyramidName=Food%20Pyramid\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"220\" height=\"320\">&lt;paramname=\u2019movie\u2019 value=\u2019http:\/\/www.foodpyramid.com\/bmicalculator\/calculator.swf?foodPyramidName=Food%20Pyramid\u2019 \/&gt;&lt;paramname=\u2019flashvars\u2019 \/&gt;<param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>The following applies to adults*:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A BMI less than 18.5 \u2013 underweight<\/li>\n<li><strong>A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 \u2013 healthy weight<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A BMI between 25 and 29.9 \u2013 overweight<\/li>\n<li>A BMI 30 or higher \u2013 obese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* These BMI values apply only to adults aged 18 \u2013 64 years. These BMI values do not apply to some populations e.g. older people, pregnant women, adolescents, children, some ethnic groups (including people of Asian, Japanese, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori descent) and people with a lot of muscle (athletes). If you fall outside the healthy weight range, speak to your doctor or dietitian.<\/p>\n<h3><a id=\"waist_measurement\" name=\"waist_measurement\"><\/a>Waist measurement<\/h3>\n<p>Your waist measurement is considered better then BMI for estimating your body fat, especially your abdominal fat and your likelihood of developing weight related chronic diseases.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/wp-content\/uploads\/tape-measure-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Print your own tape measure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/wp-content\/uploads\/waist-measurement-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"waist-measurement-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>How to measure your waist:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Measure directly against your skin. Find the bottom of your ribs and the top of your hip bone.<\/li>\n<li>Place the tape measure around your waist midway between these points. This will be roughly in-line with your belly button. Have the tape measure fitting snuggly, but not compressing the skin.<\/li>\n<li>Breathe out normally.<\/li>\n<li>Take the measurement and see the table below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><\/p>\n<table class=\"alignleft\" style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 40%;\">Waist measurement*<\/th>\n<th>Health risk<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Men less than 94 cm<br \/> Women less than 80 cm<\/td>\n<td>Your health risk is low<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Men between 94 \u2013 102 cm<br \/> Women between 80 \u2013 88 cm<\/td>\n<td>Your health risk is increased, especially if your BMI is more than 25 as well<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Men more than 102 cm<br \/> Women more than 88cm<\/td>\n<td>Your health risk is high<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*The waist measurements above are recommended for adult Caucasian men and Caucasian and Asian women. These BMI values do not apply to some populations e.g. Asian men, medical conditions where there is distension of the abdomen, pregnant women, adolescents and children.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/wp-content\/uploads\/healthy-life-sign.jpg\" alt=\"healthy life\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/>Getting to a healthy Weight\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>If you have just calculated your BMI and measured your waist and found you are overweight or obese and your health risk is increased or high, then you are not alone. More than 60% of Australian adults are in the same boat as you.<\/p>\n<p>It is easier than ever before to gain weight!<\/p>\n<p>Our current western lifestyle has readily available foods and drinks, which are high in kilojoules (energy), saturated fat, added salt and sugars. They are also affordable, tasty and the large portion sizes \u2013 all encourage over-eating. This is compounded by the fact that we are also less active at work and in our spare time.<\/p>\n<p>Our body is also sabotaging us! As we age our metabolism (ability to burn kilojoules) decreases. This is due to loss of muscle; muscles burn kilojoules. This means to maintain your weight,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><b>that is to not gain weight<\/b>, you are going to have to eat less kilojoules as you get older (or exercise a lot to maintain muscle mass). Failure to do this results in \u2018middle age spread\u2019!<\/p>\n<p>Your weight is a balancing act, but the equation is simple: If you eat more kilojoules (energy) than your body needs, you gain weight. If you eat fewer kilojoules (energy) than your body needs, you lose weight. Even just a small excess kilojoule intake on a regular basis can explain weight gain e.g. if you consume 400 kilojoules (equivalent to 1 biscuit or 100 calories) above your daily energy requirements, then after a year you will have gained 4 kilograms.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is by making small healthy changes (think lifestyle change, not short-term diet) to your eating and physical activity habits you can lose excess weight and reduce or even reverse your risk of weight related chronic diseases. Even a modest weight loss, such as 5 to 10 percent of your total body weight, is likely to produce health benefits, such as improvements in cholesterol, blood pressure and blood glucose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/wp-content\/uploads\/suggestions.png\" alt=\"suggestions\" width=\"234\" height=\"188\" \/>These changes must be things that you can maintain as part of your ongoing lifestyle (that\u2019s why weight loss diets rarely work in the long term):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0consuming healthy foods and drinks\n<ul>\n<li>watch portion sizes<\/li>\n<li>eating according to your kilojoule (energy) needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>increasing your <a title=\"Physical activity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athero.org.au\/fh\/patients\/treatment-lifestyle\/physical-activity\/\">physical activity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatforhealth.gov.au\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Dietary Guidelines<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>includes information about how much and what types of food you need to eat to maintain a healthy weight.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to get help<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Your doctor<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/daa.asn.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dietitians Association of Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionaustralia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nutrition Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatforhealth.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.eatforhealth.gov.au<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.health.gov.au\/internet\/main\/publishing.nsf\/content\/healthyweighthome\" target=\"_blank\">The Healthy Weight Guide<\/a><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>website<\/li>\n<li>exercise physiologist<\/li>\n<li>psychologist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The advice in this website does not replace advice from your GP or healthcare provider.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 60% of Australian adults are overweight or obese and the figure is steadily rising. 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