Nutrition & Obesity
Healthy Weight:
Proper nutrition is critical to good health.
Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn't just about a "diet" or "program". It is part of an ongoing lifestyle that you can adopt now and stay with for years to come.
Obesity and overweight in the Western world:
According to most available health statistics, obesity constitutes one of the main health problems facing most societies today.
The health problems associated with excess weight and obesity are numerous: heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, etc...
Body Lean & Fatt mass:
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a commonly used method for estimating body composition, and in particular body fat. Body composition is a more significant indicator of health that just body weight.
High Cholesterol & Obesity:
What most people call high cholesterol is a condition in which three important fats found in your bloodstream go out of balance:
- levels of LDL cholesterol, also called "bad cholesterol", are too high
- levels of triglycerides are too high
- levels of HDL cholesterol, also called "good cholesterol" are too low
People who are overweight or obese are more likely to have high cholesterol.
High cholesterol is a risk factor for stroke and heart disease, as well as diabetes.






