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Relationship between Different Anthropometric Indicators of Obesity and Per Cent Body Fat


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1 Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India
     

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Obesity may be defined as a condition in which excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue has taken place. It means fatness is well-established risk factor for various diseases particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and hypertension. According to WHO obesity is caused when BMI is greater than 25kg/m and on the other hand if percentage of body fat in males is greater than 25per cent and in females greater than 30 per cent.
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G. Bisla
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India
Archana
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India
I. Bansal
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


Obesity may be defined as a condition in which excessive accumulation of fat in adipose tissue has taken place. It means fatness is well-established risk factor for various diseases particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and hypertension. According to WHO obesity is caused when BMI is greater than 25kg/m and on the other hand if percentage of body fat in males is greater than 25per cent and in females greater than 30 per cent.