👨🏻‍⚕️ Obesity: The Facts about Fat⁣⁣

🟠 Fat is a nutrient and crucial for body function

🟢 Storage as energy⁣⁣

🔵 Provides insulation and heat⁣⁣

🟣 Support our internal organs from external injury ⁣⁣

🔴 However, an excess amount of fat in the body can lead to more harm than benefit

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🔬 The images below show fat cells under a Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM). ⁣⁣

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Fat cells - also known as “adipocytes” are the primary component of adipose tissue and store energy as fat. ⁣⁣

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Adipose tissue - is a collection of fat cells, adipocytes. They are arranged to provide shape, support and insulation to our body. ⁣⁣

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According to statistics from WHO:⁣⁣

🔸 Obesity rates worldwide have barely tripled since 1975⁣⁣

🔸 In 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight

🔸 650 million of those individuals were obese

🔸 In 2020, 39 million children under 5 were overweight or obese⁣⁣

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➗ Body Mass Index (BMI) is a formula that assesses your body weight in relation to your height that is calculated by a person’s weight in kg divided by the square of the height in meters (kg/m2)⁣⁣

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📈 BMI values correlating with body composition⁣⁣

Underweight: Less than 18.5⁣⁣

Normal: 18.5-24.9⁣⁣

Overweight: 25 - 29.9⁣⁣

Obese: Greater than 30⁣⁣

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Some helpful tips on maintaining a healthy lifestyle and balance:⁣⁣

🚴 Physical activity⁣⁣

🛌 Adequate sleep⁣⁣

🚫 Cessation of smoking⁣⁣

🧍🏻‍♂️ Social networking⁣⁣

Imaged courtesy of @sciencesourcestock

Cover image by Towfiqu barbhuiya

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