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Obesity Tests and reduce fat in hips
My mom has complaint of fat , swelling around hips and as per understanding it could be due to obesity problems. What are the tests to confirm the obesity in body and how she can reduce the fat in hips and body weight. Please suggest as she tells that there is also issue in passing stools due to this. How much is this true ?
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Hello where r u located . Body fat can be reduced by exercise and diet restrictions. Have high protein and low Fat low carbohydrates diet
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I hope you're the same patient whose question i answered last night.
I want you to know that just figure out BMI index of mother. If she falls under obese category please go for lipid profile. If cholesterol is higher than please consult any doctor online or offline. It will help you out. Don't just put questions up here, you may end up not understanding something and you may cause trouble with something.
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Dr. Vijayalaxmi Shende
Family and Community Medicine Specialist
10 yrs exp
Pune
Hi
Obesity marker
Are
- BMI is body mass index from height and weight.
And
- Lipid profile is blood test that will give cholestrol in blood
- Body fat anlyser - from height and weight
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tell me Ht and Wt of your mother
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