According to (Narayan et al,2000), Type 2 diabetes is a very common chronic illness suffered by 2.5 million people in UK. The concerning figures of diabetes are estimated to increase by 42% in industrialised countries and 170% in industrialising countries between 1995 and 2025 (Narayan et al,2000). In this essay I will be discussing about the the relationship between obesity and type 2 diabetes, genetic susceptibility towards causing type 2 diabetes and effects of obesity on the functioning of different system. (Jeffrey, 2003) have discussed different factors such as, abdominal obesity, lifestyle factors, ethnicity, low birth weight and smoking that cause a person to be Type 2 diabetic.
WHO (2015) mentions that, body mass index is a technique (BMI) used to determine whether the individual is underweight, overweight or obese. The weight in kilogram is divided by height in meter square to measure the range of weight in adjusted for height as stated by WHO (2015). As presented by Whitmore (2010), BMI below 18.5 is underweight, BMI between 18.5 – 24.9 is normal, BMI between 25.0 – 29.9 is overweight and BMI 30.0 and above is obese. …show more content…
Therefore, obesity should be defined by an excess adipose tissue not the weight. Similarly, Rothman (2008) argues about various limitation of BMI technique, such as, the measurement does not differentiate the increase of muscle mass or fat mass which vary with different gender. Also, there are other factors to consider while measuring obesity because the relationship between percentage body fat and BMI varies with ethnicity Rothman
WHO (2015) mentions that, body mass index is a technique (BMI) used to determine whether the individual is underweight, overweight or obese. The weight in kilogram is divided by height in meter square to measure the range of weight in adjusted for height as stated by WHO (2015). As presented by Whitmore (2010), BMI below 18.5 is underweight, BMI between 18.5 – 24.9 is normal, BMI between 25.0 – 29.9 is overweight and BMI 30.0 and above is obese. …show more content…
Therefore, obesity should be defined by an excess adipose tissue not the weight. Similarly, Rothman (2008) argues about various limitation of BMI technique, such as, the measurement does not differentiate the increase of muscle mass or fat mass which vary with different gender. Also, there are other factors to consider while measuring obesity because the relationship between percentage body fat and BMI varies with ethnicity Rothman