Nestlé Caribbean Region. Take a High Five for Life.

Check Health, take a hi five for life

The BMI or Mass Index gives us an indication of how much fat a person has in relation to their weight and height. It helps to determine weather a person is underweight, normal, overweight or obese. Even though it does not provide us with a distinction between the fat and the non fat components of the overall body mass (muscle to fat ratio), it is still the most practical method to evaluate one’s degree of risk associated with obesity.

Your BMI is , if your BMI is less than 18.5, based on your height, you are considered to be underweight. You should speak to your doctor or health professional to help determine the possible causes, as well as for the best advice on weight gain.

Your BMI is , if your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, based on your height, you are considered to have a healthy weight. A healthy/ normal body weight is one that would lower your risk of nutrition-related diseases.

Your BMI is , if your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, based on your height, you are considered to be overweight. In this group, there is a growing risk to develop chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Your BMI is , if your BMI is 30 or more, based on your height, you are considered to be obese. At this point, there is a moderate to high risk of developing chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes and cholesterol.

Your BMI is , if your BMI is 40 or more, based on your height, you are considered Morbidly Obese. Suffering Morbid Obesity puts you at a very high risk of developing chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiac arrest, arthritis and other life threatening illnesses.

It is very important to put life measures in place to reduce your weight and as such improve your health. The best way is usually to combine a healthy diet with regular physical exercise. You should speak to your doctor, health care professional, and dietician, to determine the best suited way for you to lose weight.

Check Health is the step to help prompt you to take the necessary health checks to know what is taking place inside of your body. When last have you had a physical check-up by a doctor? We all know our shirt size, pants size or even our shoe size. But do you know your family health history, or even your own blood cholesterol or blood pressure levels or even your Body mass index value. Or when last did you and your children visit the dentist. You need to remember that knowing is the first step to prevention and/or to manage lifestyle related diseases.

Step 4 Check health is all about helping you take ownership of your health and your family’s health destiny to ensure a better and longer quality of life filled with unique and precious moments.

So if you are already taking any one of these steps in your day “TAKE A HIGH FIVE”. If you are working on getting there – still “TAKE A HIGH FIVE” for trying and together we will get there.  Click on the step to give you ideas of how to get started.