Nutritional Intake and Weight-management Practices

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A person's body is said to be Jesus' temple. If the body is the temple of Jesus, then a person should be mindful of what he does with it. It encompasses a person's awareness of his food intake, eating, and how much he eats.
According to the World Health Organization (2021), in 2016, overweight adults aged 18 and up accounted for more than 1.9 billion people. Also, overweight adults aged 18 and up comprised 39% of the total population, including 39% of men and 40% of women. Lastly, approximately 13% of the world's adult population, 11 % of men and 15% of women were obese. In 32 years, obesity occurrence has grown thrice.
Obesity has been a prevalent problem in the world. A person’s incorrect choice of foods and excessive consumption may be the reasons for obesity. Obesity may also be due to the excessive consumption of carbohydrates and fats and foods with too many calories, such as junk foods, pizza, soda, and SSBs (Lim & Lim, 2019).
Mostly, people get their energy from the foods they intake. Foods provide the materials required for tissue growth, development, and replacement. Therefore, we must understand the food we consume. And to be physically fit, one must maintain a healthy weight and eat a nutritious diet.
To know the proper nutrition intake and weight management, it is essential to determine the body mass index. Body Mass Index is used to classify the weight of an individual. My body mass index is 30.1...