OBESITY

As many suffer from too much as too little. A fat body makes a lean mind.
Christian Nestell Bovee

In 1997 the World Health Organization (WHO) formally recognized obesity as a global epidemic.

In Northern India obesity was most prevalent in urban populations (male = 5.5%, female = 12.6%), followed by the urban slums (male = 1.9%, female = 7.2%). Obesity rates were the lowest in rural populations (male = 1.6%, female = 3.8%) Socioeconomic class also had an effect on the rate of obesity. Women of high socioeconomic class had rates of 10.4% as opposed to 0.9% in women of low socioeconomic class With people moving into urban centers and wealth increasing, concerns about an obesity epidemic in India are growing.( Wikipedia,)
Activities that burn your Calories
Type of work Sleeping /resting /relaxing :

(Kcal/min)

1.0

Sitting

(Kcal/min)

1.5

standing

(Kcal/min)

2.3

walking :

(Kcal/min)

2.8

Light manual work:

(Kcal/min)

3.3

Warm up/ cycling/up & down stairs/fetching water:

(Kcal/min)

4.8

Moderate work/loading/ :

(Kcal/min)

5.6

High intence manual work/running/
jogging:

(Kcal/min)

7.8

Example
Sleeping 8hours------------8x60x1= 480 Kcl 24-8
Sitting------------------------------------10x60x 1.5=900 Kcl 16-10
Standing---------------------------------2x60x2.3= 276 Kcl 6-2
Walking ---------------------------------2x60x2.8= 336 kcl 4-2
Light manual work ----------------1x60x4.8= 288 kcl 2-1
Warm up/ cycling/up & -------------1x60x5.6 =336 kcl 1-1
down stairs/fetching water ------- ----
High intence manual work/running/ ------------------------
Jogging
Total Calories burnt----------------------------- 2616 kcl

Body Mass Index = Wt.(in kg.) / Ht.²(in meters²)

< 20 = malnutrition
20 - 25 = normal
25 - 30 = overweight
30 - 40 = obese
> 40 = severe or morbid obesity