Question

if you are outside of the health weight category what lifestyle changes can you make to get to health weight?

B why might BMI not be a valid assessment of health status?

C do you believe it is helpful for individuals to know their BMi? why or why not

D reflect on how you felt completing the BMI assessment activity and what you take forward from this activity.

Answer 1

A. LIFESTYLE CHANGES THAT CAN MAKE TO GET HEALTH WEIGHT:

1.BALANCED DIET:

• To loose weight or maintain health a diet that includes variety of foods such as vegetables,fruits,low fat dairy products,lean meat and other source of proteins and whole grains .
• The food that is high in calories and low in nutrients should be avoided.
• The food with high calorie include fried food ,coke ,cookies and many more
• Drink plenty of water to avoid over eating .
• Avoid or limit the drinks with sugar content .

2.HEALTHY EATING HABITS :

• Increasing awareness of emotions behind eating patterns can help to change behaviours.
• Eating in front of television should be avoided because we may not know how much we are consuming the food .

3.EXERCISE :

• Regular physical activity promotes weight loss by burning calories and increasing metabolic rate which is the amount of calories,or energy,your body burns throughout the day .
• Exercise can help to decrease the body fat .
• It also build muscle ,which enables the body to burn more calories even when the body is at rest.
• Over time,exercise improves heart and lung function making it easier to be active

4.ADEQUATE SLEEP:

• Get 6 to 8 hours of sleep ,inadequate sleep may increase the risk of obesity.

B.   BMI NOT BE A VALID ASSESSMENT OFHEALTH STATUS BECAUSE:

• it does not take gender into account where females have more fat when compared to males of equal height and weight having same BMI
• BMI does not take into account where you store fat .
• Bone mass is not included
• It does not include age
• It does not take into account ethnicity.
• It's not reliable for athletes .

C. IT IS HELPFUL FOR INDIVIDUALS IF THEY KNOW THEIR BMI BECAUSE:

• ​​​​​​​BMI is a way to figure out your approximate level of body fat in an easy, inexpensive way. It's a number based on your weight and height that can help you tell if you are at a healthy weight for your height. In general, the higher the number, the more body fat a person
• Knowing  your BMI can help you to determine any health risks you may face if it's outside of the healthy range.
• The higher your BMI, the higher your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers.
• so ,to know BMI is helpful for an individual

D. CONCLUSION:

• By completing the BMI assessment activity I felt that BMI is important for an individual to know because by knowing BMI we can know the risk of of attaining certain diseases .
• By knowing BMI we can change our lifestyle accordingly.
• A high BMI can be an indicator of high body fatness. BMI can be used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems but it is not diagnostic of the body fatness or health of an individual.

Knowing your BMI is a way to tell if you are at a healthy weight, are underweight, or overweight.

• BMI below 18.5: Underweight

• BMI 18.5 to 24.9: Healthy weight or ideal body weight

• BMI 25 to 29.9: Overweight

• BMI 30 and over: Obese

• BMI 40 and over: Severe obesity

I take forward from this activity that maintaining  BMI 18.5 to 24.9 is ideal because it is considered as an healthy weight or ideal body weight where we can be healthy with less risk for health problems to occur .