Body fat is one of the components of the human body, where the human body consists of water, fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, and the body has basic fat and stored, consisting of white tissue and brown tissues.
Fat jobs
Fats are included in most biological functions related to glucose temperature and balance, appetite, aging, insulin, and fertility, and are necessary for the melting of certain vitamins to facilitate absorption in the intestines.
Fat is an energy reserve when key carbohydrate-related energy sources run out and is stored under the skin as a cold-proof layer.
Excess fat is stored around the waist, abdomen, and thighs for future use, and is stacked around the organs as a lipid that protects the body from trauma.
Fat contributes to the synthesis of steroid hormones necessary for estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone hormones during reproductive function, and is associated with adrenal hormones of cortisol and aldosterone.
Brain health is associated with the presence of fat, an element of cellular neurosetheses, which are the sheath of myelin around nerve fibers.
Fat is a necessary element to keep the young skin tight, and to make the hair shiny.
Risk of increased fat
Increased body fat can threaten our lives with diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, cancer, heart disease, and stroke.
How to measure body mass
Body mass = weight (kg) ÷ (length×length) m2
We beat and then divide to compare the result as follows:
Slimming below (18.5) and natural between (18.5-24.9), weight gain between (25-29.9) and obesity more than (30)
How to get rid of excess fat?
Eat foods to help burn fat with regular exercise and a low-calorie diet, while avoiding alcohol, smoking, and negative meal habits.