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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
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By Ben Needles
Whenever we fill in an application form for health insurance, one of the main aspects of your health they will ask is your weight and for information on your diet. Health insurance companies have their own set of guidelines as to what constitutes a healthy weight/height ratio but this doesnt give the whole picture as muscle weighs so much heavier than fat. This means that a person who, on paper, is considered overweight could be perfectly healthy. Adversely, a person who is within the healthy weight range could also have excessive body fat which brings health problems itself.
So, why do health insurance companies have such an issue with our weight? Well, carrying excessive weight puts the body under immense strain. It increases the likelihood that cancer will go undetected while they are hidden under a layer of fat. Lumps are not noticed and symptoms are put down to the everyday disadvantages to being overweight, thus not being picked up as cancer.
Being overweight also puts a huge strain on the bodys internal organs. The heart has to work so much harder to |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 October 2008 )
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