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What BMI Says About Your Health | Dr. Reema Kashiva
Dr. Reema Kashiva is an M.D. in Diabetes and Obesity. She specializes in Bariatric Medicine. She practices in Pune at Noble Hospital, Hadapsar.
HappyAging met Dr. Reema at her obesity clinic in Noble Hospital, Pune to know more about obesity and diabetes in older adults.
She explained how a person is categorized into overweight or obese according to their BMI. If the BMI is over 35, it is called morbid obesity and has to be treated accordingly.
Diabetes is closely associated with obesity, Dr. Reema says. In older adults, it causes a range of disorders called metabolic syndrome or Syndrome X. This syndrome is now observed in many older adults in recent times. In fact, she says, older adults with normal weight might also be at a risk of central obesity (large abdominal girth).