"With the increasing rates of obesity in society, today many women consider being overweight as a normal thing. They no longer care about the rules of body mass index," said Dr Mahbubur Rahman, author of the study from the University of Texas, as quoted by the Telegraph.
The study was conducted by interviewing over 2,000 local women associated body weight, diet, and exercise habits. The majority of respondents did not realize the influence of excess weight on health threats.
In a study published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as much as 25 percent of respondents proved misjudged the size of their bodies. They feel they do not have a problem with body size, although body mass index calculations showed symptoms of obesity.
This finding is quite alarming because it indirectly shows the number of women who do not care about his health. Because, being overweight is not merely an aesthetic problem, but potentially increase the risk of dangerous diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
"Errors of this mindset is also a threat to the obesity prevention campaign," Professor Abbey Berenson, study leader, added. "Those who are obese tend to be lazy but feel slim eating healthy foods and exercise."
Ideal weight
Obesity becomes a problem in many parts of the world. In 2015, the number of sufferers is expected to reach 700 million inhabitants. Or about 30 percent of the number of overweight people worldwide.
Patients with overweight or obese are not necessarily obese. They are classified as obese has a body mass index (BMI) over 30. While obese people are limited in scale 25-30, and the ideal body for 18.5 to 24.9.
BMI is calculated from weight (kilograms) divided by height squared (square meters). As an illustration, a person weighing 70 kg and height 160 centimeters had BMI 27.4 kg per square meter. Figures that positioned him in the category of fat come after the number 70 kilograms divided by 2.56 square meters (1.6 meters x 1.6 meters).
