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Delhi’s best Diabetes Doctor with more than 35 years of experience as an Endocrinologist

DR. SANJAY GUPTA

Director & Endocrinologist, SG Diabetes Centre, Delhi, India

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DR. SANJAY GUPTA

MBBS (Gold Medallist), MD (Medicine), DNB, Dip. Diabetology (Australia), FRCP (Edin.)

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Senior Consultant physician Fortis hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi

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Director & Endocrinologist, SG Diabetes Centre, Delhi, India

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The best way is to calculate your BMI

Body mass index (BMI) is an ideal measure of obesity .It is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters (kg/m2).You can use online calculators for quick estimation.

Ideal BMI is below 25 and further subcategories are:

Overweight: BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2

Obesity class I: BMI 30–34.9 kg/m2

Obesity class II: BMI 35–39.9 kg/m2

Obesity class III: BMI ≥40 kg/m2

This international classification is not suitable for Indian population and lower cut off are applicable for South Asians in general.

For Indian population normal is 18.5 to 22.9 kg/m2,Overweight is 23 to 24.9 kg/m2 and Obesity is 25 kg/m2 and above

Note that you can use BMI to know your correct weight status and it is not dependent on Age or male and female status.

This BMI calculation is not valid for children and pregnant women.

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Abdominal circumference has been found to be predictor of diabetes, hypertension and heart disease as it directly correlate with visceral fat. The current internationally accepted WC (Waist circumference)cutoff points are 102 cm in men and 88 cm in women but for Indians even lower values are associated with higher risk so the generally accepted upper limit for Indian men is 90 cm and women 80 cm. So use a simple tape and measure your waist and if it exceeds these limits you are at higher risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease

Surprisingly even lean and thin looking Indians have higher amount of total body fat specially abdominal fat compared to western population even with the same BMI.

This may be the cause of higher diabetes and heart disease in Indians.

India has 14.4 million children with obesity and is the home to the 2nd highest number of obese children in the world after China. childhood obesity is the new epidemic and is likely to aggravate because of lack of mobility in children due to Covid 19 and excessive use of digital media specially mobile phones.

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