Body composition, as stated in a different section, is a fancy way of saying how much fat you have on your body vs. how much of everything else that you have in your body What is body composition?.
Research has shown that the more fat you have, UP AND ABOVE a certain level, the greater your chance for various diseases and/or disorders. And that level of fat, which is considered high, is a great deal more than what many Americans are led to believe.
So to start you off, here is a website on the benefits of having a healthy body composition.
Click Here for a healthy body composition benefits website
Having too much fat on the body (again up and above a certain level... which will be talked about in a subsequent folder) can lead to several different disorders or diseases (actually it can lead to more than just several).
These consequences can be viewed in the following website:
Click Here for consequences of being in the obese category
Another video that talks about these consequences as well as how to assess body composition (but you will see more information in the next section) can be viewed here...
Click Here for link to Cooper Institute body composition video
One of the Major issues with those who are at a level of body fat that is considered too much is diabetes mellitus. There are three main types of diabetes:
1) Type I or insulin dependent diabetes... Click Here for a web resource on type I diabetes
For a nice video of how insulin works with sugar related to type I... Type 1 diabetes video
2) Type II or non-insulin dependent diabetes... Click Here for a web resource on type II diabetes
For a video about Type II diabetes... Click Here for Type II diabetes video
3) And for women, there is a third... gestational diabetes... Click Here for a web resource on gestational diabetes
And for a video on Gestational diabetes and why insulin may not work during pregnancy... Click Here for Gestational Diabetes video