What are the disadvantages of low body fat in men?

In daily life, body fat is a part of the human body. Normally, the high or low body fat determines the degree of obesity of the body. If a man's body fat rate is too low, it will easily lead to some physical diseases, cause infertility, and easily lead to the body's absorption of vitamins, which has a great impact on the health of the body. Usually, you should pay attention to reducing the body fat rate. You can adjust your diet and maintain a balanced nutrition.

Disadvantages of low body fat percentage in men

Body fat percentage refers to the ratio of body fat weight to body weight. Generally, men with a body fat percentage below 5% and women with a body fat percentage below 3% are considered to have a low body fat percentage. A low body fat percentage will affect the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins in the body, especially for women, affecting the normal development of the ovaries and even causing infertility.

Clinical significance

1. Pathological increase

Cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction, hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, gout, fatty liver, cholecystitis, menstrual abnormalities, pregnancy complications, dystocia, risks during surgical operations (hypertension during pregnancy and dystocia), etc.

2. Pathological decrease

Too low a body fat percentage can cause functional disorders. Too low a body fat percentage can reduce an athlete's athletic performance and cause amenorrhea in female athletes.

Normal value reference range

The normal range of body fat percentage for adults is 20% to 25% for women and 15% to 18% for men. If the body fat percentage is too high, and the weight exceeds the normal value by more than 20%, it can be considered obese. The body fat percentage of athletes can be determined according to the sport. Generally, male athletes have a body fat percentage of 7% to 15%, and female athletes have a body fat percentage of 12% to 25%.

Notes

Diet therapy and exercise therapy should be used simultaneously to lose weight, reduce calorie intake, and increase calorie consumption through exercise to achieve the effect of weight loss. If you only rely on dieting without exercise, you will only lose muscle but not fat. On the contrary, it will reduce basal metabolism and make it easy to gain weight again.

Calculation formula

The body fat percentage calculation formula for adult women is:

Parameter a = waist circumference (cm) × 0.74

Parameter b = weight (kg) × 0.082 + 34.89

Body fat weight (kg) = ab

Body fat percentage = (total body fat weight ÷ body weight) × 100%

The formula for calculating body fat percentage for adult men is:

Parameter a = waist circumference (cm) × 0.74

Parameter b = weight (kg) × 0.082 + 44.74

Body fat weight (kg) = ab

Body fat percentage = (total body fat weight ÷ body weight) × 100%.