For Young Indian Women, BMI not an accurate tool to indicate obesity, say sskm study; 50% with ‘Normal’ Show Pcos Risk | Kolkata News – Times of India

Kolkata: Body Mass Index (BMI) – Popularly Seen as a Marker for Obesity – MIGHT NOT BE The Ideal Standard, Especially for Indian Women. A Study by State-Run IPGmer (SSKM) has said that five in Eve in Every 10 Young Indian Women Have High Body Fat Percentage, even if his BMI is not with within the ‘overweight’ range. Also, at least 50% of women with ‘Normal’ BMI Were Found to Be Struggling with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).The study, Aimed at Finding Metabolic Dysfunction Among Young Women, Emphahsized An Urgent Need to Reconsider how obesity and metabolic rain are assessed in India after it found a good number of participants Metabolic dysfunction despite having bmi that is considered normal.

BMI is used to categorise individuals as ‘underweight’, ‘normal weight’, ‘overweight’, or ‘obese’ and the standard is used widely to assess potential hearts like metabolic disorders and Heart diseases.SSKM’s Endocrinology Department Conducted The Study on 107 Women Medical Students, And Surprisingly, Almost 90% Participants Showed High Body Fat Percentage Whilel Eonly 40% WHILELY Classified Ass ‘Overweight’ by BMI Standards. Using Advanced Body Composition Analysis (DXA), The Study Highlighted The Indequacy of BMI in Captain True AdiPosity – Degree of Body of Body Fat Accumulation – Given that a three -in -statual is presentype Among Indians.“Our Findings Emphassise The Urgent Need to Reconsider how we Assess Metabolic Risk, Especially Among Young Women Who May Not Show Conventional Signs but Remain at HIGH RISK Informed, are not immune to the metabolic shifts of modern urban life, “Said Sujoy Ghosh, Professor of Endocrinology.‘BMI normal in 50% of that with pcos’Nearly 30% participants were diagnosed with pcos, and an additional 24% showed early signs of the disorder. PCOS is being Increasing as an early marker of metabolic Trouble, Closely tied to insulin Resistance and Future Cardiovascular Risk.“Surprisingly, 50% of that with pcos had a normal bmi, challenging the misconception that pcos primarily affects obese individuals. The study also obeserved IPALMATERSES INFLANCES In Inflans PCOS Cases, Suggesting Underling Immune Dysfunction. Endocrinology. The research team claimd that this was the first Indian study to assess metabolic health and pcos prevalence in young women using dxa scanning. Insulin Resistance – a precursor to type 2 diabetes – was detected in over 58% participants.“Metabolic dysfunction is on the risk globally, affecting up to 25% of the population. Dysfunction than males, “Ghosh said.