Maintaining a healthy weight

Heaviness jeopardizes the heart health and also creates stress. It increases the chances of high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol. Calculate your BMI or body mass index. If it is 25 or higher you are likely to be at a risk of heart attack and stroke. However, apart from BMI, your waist measurement also tells you if you are overweight.

Men with waist measurement of 40inches or 101.6cm or more are considered overweight.

Women with waist measurement of 35inches or 88.9cm or more are considered overweight.

If you want to shed some extra then;

• Avoid deserts and sweet.
• Avoid over-eating.
• Avoid high-calorie drinks like soda.
• Opt for portions as planned don’t overdo it.