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BobbyBones

Joined 4 years

Around what weight/BMI do you have to start worrying about stuff like diabetes and hypertension?

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Fanedfox

Joined 15 years

becomingoverweight:
It depends on one's fat distribution. If you only had an excess of subcutaneous fat, you could be metabolically healthy even at very high BMIs, like class III obesity. If a high percent of your fat was visceral though, you could develop metabolic syndrome before you're even overweight.

What is metabolic syndrome? I’m overweight with a large waist that is mainly visceral fat.

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GainingLear

Joined 9 years

Per Google:
A cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Metabolic syndrome includes high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol levels. The syndrome increases a person's risk for heart attack and stroke.

It's basically why most adults in the US are on meds. Like 1 in 6 people have it.

3 years

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Fanedfox

Joined 15 years

GainingLear:
Per Google:
A cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
Metabolic syndrome includes high blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol levels. The syndrome increases a person's risk for heart attack and stroke.

It's basically why most adults in the US are on meds. Like 1 in 6 people have it.

Thank you, I appreciate your response.

3 years