The higher the BMI, the more fatal it is! Between 40 and 50, the average expected life is reduced by about 8 to 10 years

One per 2 adults in Taiwan have an overweight weight, and it is estimated that more than 10,000 adults have obesity problems. Lin Wenyuan, director of the Taiwan Obesity Medicine, said that obesity may increase the risk of more than 200 diseases, and 8 of the top ten causes of death in the Chinese are related to obesity, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, median wind, cancer, etc. The study also found that if the BMI is between 40 and 50, the average expected life is significantly reduced by about 8 to 10 years.

Yesterday was World Obesity Day. Lin Wenyuan said that Taiwan has serious obesity problems. Some people with excessive BMI believe that they are fleshy, cute and healthy, and do not feel any discomfort in their bodies. However, if they are not managed and continue to let fat accumulate, the risk of suffering from various chronic diseases and cancer will definitely increase greatly.

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Lin Wenyuan pointed out that BMI is between 18 and 24 and belongs to the health level. The chances of obese people suffering from cardiovascular disease and diabetes are several times that of ordinary people. The longer the obesity continues, the higher the difference in the chance of developing diseases. Taking heart failure, myocardial infarction, brain wind and osteopathic inflammation as examples, the incidence rate of obesity in 10 years is almost twice that of obesity in 5 years. Long-term obesity is related to shorter predicted life. Studies have found that for those with BMI between 30 and 35, the average expected life is reduced by about 3 years.

"If you have obesity problems, you must treat them actively." Lin Wenyuan said that obese people will lose 5% of their weight, which will reduce the risk of three highs, diabetes and fatty liver; a 10% reduction in weight can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, sleep breathing cessation, and degenerative inflammation; a 15% reduction in weight can reduce cardiac failure and cardiovascular mortality, and can also delay the occurrence of type 2 diabetes.

Lin Yu-ye, a member of the Science and Research Committee of Taiwan Medical Sciences, pointed out that childhood obesity will not only increase the risk of epidemiotic syndrome, fatty liver, diabetes and sleep breathing cessation, but may also affect mental health and social learning. A 10-year survey found that about 20% of obese children in Taiwan already have more than a moderate degree of fatty liver, accompanied by abnormal liver index, and even liver dysplasia. Child obesity may also affect secondary sexual development and ultimate height.