Body Mass Index

Is my weight healthy? The answer to this important questions is more than just a number on a scale. An accurate answer can make a life-changing impact on the way people look, live and feel.

BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a measurement that uses a scientific formula to determine a person's safest, healthiest weight based upon their weight and height. BMI is a powerful tool you can use to help create a personal path to improved health. A high BMI can be associated with serious health risks including:

• obesity
• heart disease
• diabetes
• cancer

BMI provides a helpful guideline for achieving the weight range that's healthiest for you. Click on this link to access the Department of Health and Human Services BMI calculator. You can interpret your BMI results as follows:

• Below 18.5 = slender-lean, underweight
• 18.5 to 24.9 = ideal weight range, normal weight
• 25 to 29.9 = overweight (25-27 could be healthy range if large-boned and heavily muscled)
• 30 and above = very overweight / high risk
• 40 and above = extremely overweight / extreme risk for health complications

Based on the BMI results, you have the information you need to create a personalized path to healthier living through a regiment of proper exercise and good nutrition and supplements. Herbalife products can help you achieve your goals.

Health News Update

Recent research have shown that along with the importance of maintaining a healthy BMI, it is also equally important to reduce the fat deposits in our belly/abdominal area. Excess abdominal fat is a strong risk factor for heart attacks, strokes and diabetes.

Based on these research, the risks begins to increase at a waist size greater than 31 inches for women and 37 inches for men. Measurements greater than 35 inches for women and 40 inches for men are in the dangerous zone.

To reduce the abdominal fat, the only safe an effective way is to eat less and avoid calorie-dense foods that are high in fat and/or sugar. Instead of "junk" foods and snacks, eat more fruits, vegetables and grains which are filling but not fattening. It is also important to incorporate exercise and physically active tasks into our daily life.

Again Herbalife has a wide selection of products which can help you curb and satiate your appetite safely and effectively and help you reduce that dangerous abdominal fat.