Everything you need to know about being thin and 4 important reasons

Many people suffer from thinness, and it is a problem with health risks and complications. Just as being overweight negatively affects health, being thin has health risks as well.

But is everyone who appears to be underweight, or are there signs or symptoms specific to being underweight? Is the problem of thinness in all people cause concern?

The truth is that thinness can be a simple problem that does not cause concern, as it can be overcome simply as a change in diet, or it can be a disease problem and cause serious complications.

In the coming lines, we will discuss detailed information about this problem, learn about its symptoms, causes, and the best solution to treat and overcome it.

Let's get to know more about this health problem.

Lack of some vitamins or minerals, can be indirectly linked to loss of appetite and thus eating small amounts of food, causing low body weight.

Severe malnutrition pushes the body to consume energy by burning stored fats for energy, and then after consuming the body's fat content it resorts to consuming proteins as an energy source.

What is the definition of thinness?

Thinness, lack of weight, or thinness can be defined as a severe decrease in body weight than the normal rate, as the normal range of body weight is a certain ratio between body weight and height.

This ratio can be measured using what is known as the body mass index (BMI), which measures the ratio between body weight and height, and this measure is one of the effective ways to determine if the body weight is appropriate.

For example, if a person weighs 60 kg, this can be overweight if the person is short, and it can be normal if the same person is tall.

Therefore, it is not possible to determine thinness or thinness, by knowing only the weight, but it is necessary to know the weight and length of the body together.

To find out if a person is really underweight or not.

To say that the body weight is normal, the percentage of the body mass index must be about 18.5, while if the percentage drops below 18.5, we can say that the person suffers from thinness, thinness, or underweight.

Therefore, body mass index (BMI) must be measured, to find out whether a person is really underweight or not.

Body Mass Index (BMI) Method

Body weight (in kilograms) / body height (in square centimeters).

• Body Mass Index (BMI) percentages
• Low weight (thin): less than 18.5.
• Healthy/normal weight: 18.5.
• Overweight: 25-29.
• Obesity: 30 or higher.

What are the causes of thinness?

The causes of thinness or underweight differ from one person to another, so it can be the result of several reasons depending on the condition of each person, and the causes of thinness can be divided into:

1. physical causes.
2. Genetic causes.
3. psychological reasons.
4. pathological reasons.

Various causes of thinness

The causes of thinness vary and can be divided into physical, psychological, and genetic causes.

Physical causes of thinness

The physical causes of thinness vary, and most of these reasons depend on the state of the individual’s activity, or in other words, they are the result of a specific physical activity carried out by the individual, and this activity results in a decrease in body weight, including the following:

severe malnutrition

Severe malnutrition can deprive the body of important nutrients, such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals, causing a reduction in body weight and muscle mass.

Lack of some vitamins or minerals, can be indirectly linked to loss of appetite and thus eating small amounts of food, causing low body weight.

Severe malnutrition pushes the body to consume energy by burning stored fats for energy, and then after consuming the body's fat content it resorts to consuming proteins as an energy source.

Therefore, severe malnutrition leads to a gradual decrease in body weight, and after the percentage of muscle mass in the body decreases, the body begins to thin and the person appears thin.

Do not eat foods rich in calories

Continuing to eat some foods that are poor in calories, can prevent body weight gain, as each person has a certain need for elements and daily calories.

Not eating enough daily calories, causes gradual weight loss and thinness.

Excessive physical activity

 Exercising more than one's caloric intake, as in the case of athletes, can lead to a decrease in excess body weight.

Therefore, this loss must be compensated by eating larger amounts of food, or foods rich in calories.

Psychological causes of thinness

Certain mental or psychological illnesses, such as anxiety, depression, and anorexia nervosa, can affect an individual's appetite and reduce their desire to eat.

Among these diseases is what is known as eating disorders, and this type of disease or disorder has several signs.

Not eating enough amounts of food for long periods, may cause thinness or thinness, so these cases call for medical attention as soon as they are noticed.

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