Millions unaware of 'weight risks'13 May 2008
More than one million adults in the UK remain unaware of being overweight or obese, research reveals. A survey conducted by weight loss experts LighterLife found that a quarter of respondents didn't know the significance of their Body Mass Index (BMI), while half had no idea of how it was measured. BMI is widely used as a measurement of whether someone is a healthy weight or not for their height. The 18.5 - 24.9 band is considered healthy, while 25 plus is overweight, and 30 is obese. Only one in three were "confident" they knew their BMI, and 80 per cent of these thought their BMI was "normal", but the research results revealed that one in eight who thought they were normal - representing 1.7 million people – were in fact overweight.Juliette du Plessis, programme director at LighterLife, commented: "Many just don't realise the significance of BMI. The research showed that 36 per cent of all respondents thought 'blood pressure' was the most important number when it came to health dangers, with 'BMI' second at 30 per cent. "But a high BMI is actually one of the main causes of high blood pressure - and losing weight can eliminate this."Discuss this item in our forums
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