Obesity or being overweight can give light to several health complications such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and certain cancers, which are collectively known as metabolic syndrome. But did you know that some people can be obese, but not have these health problems at all? This type of obesity is called 'metabolically healthy obesity' (MHO).
According to Dr. Anurag Aggarwal, Sr. Consultant, internal medicine, Marengo QRG Hospital, obesity is a condition in which the body has excessive fat and is technically defined as Body Mass Index of more than 30, whereas metabolically healthy obesity is when an obese individual lacks the deranged metabolic parameters usually associated with metabolic syndrome.
