Health: Normal to be slightly overweight- nutritionist

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• Adongo 12 years ago

  Mr. David Nii Amankwah Addo should please tell us what is the correct weight ratio in relation to gender, height and age.
  
  A friend told me that there is a difference between the correct weight of a man and woman even if th ...
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  Mr. David Nii Amankwah Addo should please tell us what is the correct weight ratio in relation to gender, height and age.
  
  A friend told me that there is a difference between the correct weight of a man and woman even if they are of the same height and age.
  
  Please let us know to guide us in reducing our weights because some of us are desperate especially with our stomachs.

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• Ghana citizen 12 years ago

  Very bad advice from a doctor.

  Very bad advice from a doctor.

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• BUABENG, ON EARTH 12 years ago

  Very bad advice indeed. Probably the doctor himself is overweight or someone around him is overweight so he is trying to find escuses. The fact that it is difficult to find out where the fats are deposited should tell him tha ...
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  Very bad advice indeed. Probably the doctor himself is overweight or someone around him is overweight so he is trying to find escuses. The fact that it is difficult to find out where the fats are deposited should tell him that it is not ideal to be overweight in any shape or form.
  Please doctor, offer realistic and good advice.

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• kwaku 12 years ago

  Pls Pls Pls a nutritionist is not a doctor. why in Ghana, every one who works in the health sector is automatically a doctor or what. A nutritionist is a nutritionist not a doctor. pls get it right!

  Pls Pls Pls a nutritionist is not a doctor. why in Ghana, every one who works in the health sector is automatically a doctor or what. A nutritionist is a nutritionist not a doctor. pls get it right!

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• Ama 12 years ago

  yeah, he is not a medical doctor.

  yeah, he is not a medical doctor.

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• Ama 12 years ago

  if your BMI is 26 and you're active, with more muscle than fat, that might be considered healthy. we need to consider how much of ur weight is fat and muscle. if u store a lot of the fat around ur abdomen and waist, then no, ...
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  if your BMI is 26 and you're active, with more muscle than fat, that might be considered healthy. we need to consider how much of ur weight is fat and muscle. if u store a lot of the fat around ur abdomen and waist, then no, u're definitely not healthy no matter the BMI. increased abdominal fat is a strong risk factor for the metabolic syndrome (diabetes, hypertension). just telling people it's ok to be overweight is irresponsible.

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• Ada Boy 12 years ago

  This guy is giving the wrong message and should be ignored. In a country where being fat in not frown upon and considered beautiful,especially for women, what does he consider slightly over weight? There is no such thing as ...
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  This guy is giving the wrong message and should be ignored. In a country where being fat in not frown upon and considered beautiful,especially for women, what does he consider slightly over weight? There is no such thing as slightly over weight, you are over weight or you ain't .

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