índice de masa corporal (IMC)

índice de masa corporal (IMC)

A measure of body weight relative to height. BMI is a tool that is often used to determine if a person is at a healthy weight, overweight, or obese, and whether a person’s health is at risk due to his or her weight. To figure out BMI, use the following formula:

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obesidad

Fitness; Weight loss

Obesity is excess body fat. Because body fat is usually not measured, a ratio of body weight to height (see body mass index, or BMI, chart) is often used instead. It is defined as ...

sobrepeso

Fitness; Weight loss

It is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 29. 9. Body weight comes from fat, muscle, bone, and body water. It is important to remember that although BMI correlates with ...

nutrición

Fitness; Weight loss

(1) The process of the body using food to sustain life. (2) The study of food and diet.

glucosa

Fitness; Weight loss

A building block for most carbohydrates. Digestion causes some carbohydrates to break down into glucose. After digestion, glucose is carried in the blood and goes to body cells ...

control de peso

Fitness; Weight loss

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight by eating nutritious foods and being physically active.

diabetes mellitus

Fitness; Weight loss

A disease that occurs when the body is not able to use blood glucose (sugar). Blood sugar levels are controlled by insulin, a hormone in the body that helps move glucose (sugar) ...

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