Obesity - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Jul 22, 2023 · Obesity is a complex disease involving having too much body fat. Obesity isn't just a cosmetic concern. It's a medical problem that increases the risk of many other diseases and health problems. These can include heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, liver disease, sleep apnea and certain cancers.
How fit are you? See how you measure up - Mayo Clinic
Jan 18, 2024 · Your body mass index (BMI) shows whether you have a healthy amount of body fat. You can find your BMI with a BMI table or online calculator. To do the math yourself, divide your weight in pounds by your height in inches squared. Then multiply by 703. Or divide your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared.
Metabolism and weight loss: How you burn calories - Mayo Clinic
Oct 8, 2022 · Body size and composition. People who are larger or have more muscle burn more calories, even at rest. Sex. Men usually have less body fat and more muscle than do women of the same age and weight. That means men burn more calories. Age. With aging, people tend to lose muscle. More of the body's weight is from fat, which slows calorie burning.
Tool: BMI and waist circumference calculator - Mayo Clinic
Body mass index (BMI) uses weight and height to estimate body fat. A high BMI and large waist size may signal an increased risk of heart disease. This content does not have an English version.
Strength training: Get stronger, leaner, healthier - Mayo Clinic
Apr 29, 2023 · Strength training can reduce the signs and symptoms of many chronic conditions, such as arthritis, back pain, obesity, heart disease, depression and diabetes. Sharpen your thinking skills. Some research suggests that regular strength training and aerobic exercise may help improve thinking and learning skills for older adults.
Dense breast tissue: What it means to have dense breasts
Mar 9, 2024 · The breasts are made up of dense breast tissue and fatty breast tissue. Dense breast tissue includes the milk glands, milk ducts and supportive tissue in the breast. Fatty tissue is made of fat cells. A person with dense breast tissue has more dense tissue than fatty tissue. On a mammogram image, the fatty breast tissue is transparent.
Dietary fat: Know which to choose - Mayo Clinic
Feb 15, 2023 · By Mayo Clinic Staff. Dietary fat is the fat that comes from food. The body breaks down dietary fats into parts called fatty acids that can enter the bloodstream. The body also can make fatty acids from the carbohydrates in food. The body uses fatty acids to make the fats that it needs. Fats are important for how your body uses many vitamins.
Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics - Mayo Clinic
In the past, research found about 3,500 calories of energy equaled about 1 pound (0.45 kilogram) of fat. So researchers thought burning or cutting 500 calories a day led to losing 1 pound a week. But this isn't true for everyone. In general, if you cut about 500 calories a day from your usual diet, you may lose about ½ to 1 pound a week.
Atkins Diet: What's behind the claims? - Mayo Clinic
The Atkins Diet is a popular low-carbohydrate eating plan developed in the 1960s by heart specialist (cardiologist) Robert C. Atkins. The Atkins Diet restricts carbs (carbohydrates) while focusing on protein and fats. The Atkins Diet has several phases for weight loss and maintenance. It starts out with a very low-carbohydrate eating plan.
Metabolic syndrome - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
May 6, 2021 · Symptoms. Most of the disorders associated with metabolic syndrome don't have obvious signs or symptoms. One sign that is visible is a large waist circumference. And if your blood sugar is high, you might notice the signs and symptoms of diabetes — such as increased thirst and urination, fatigue, and blurred vision.