{"id":8841,"date":"2022-03-30T12:20:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T04:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/?page_id=8841"},"modified":"2022-05-26T17:29:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T09:29:56","slug":"my-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cuplus.hk\/en\/my-health\/","title":{"rendered":"My Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With HIV medicines (antiretroviral therapy), physical health of people living with HIV is generally restored. However, health problems unrelated to gross immunodeficiency may emerge as a result of direct viral effects with ongoing inflammation and immune activation, antiretroviral therapy, as well as host factors. The main medical conditions are metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. The monitoring of body weight and fat, cardiovascular disease risk, kidney function and bone health can help achieve early diagnosis of these metabolic conditions, and prevent their occurrence.<\/p>\n

Download CU+ Apps<\/a> for personal health assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Body weight and fat<\/h3>\n

Overweight<\/strong> and obesity<\/strong> are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. Body mass index (BMI)<\/strong> is a simple index commonly used to classify overweight and obesity in adults. Raised BMI is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders and some cancers. Another way to estimate your potential disease risk is to measure your waist circumference<\/strong>. Excessive abdominal fat may place you at greater risk for developing obesity-related conditions. Total body fat percentage<\/strong> is another measure of assessing the amount of fat in the body.<\/p>\n

You can reduce body weight by:<\/p>\n