Ukukhuluphala yisimo sezokwelapha lapho amafutha amaningi emzimbeni eqongeleleke khona ezingeni lokuthi angaba nomthelela omubi kwezempilo.Abantu ngokuvamile babhekwa njengabakhuluphele lapho inkomba yomzimba wabo (BMI), isilinganiso esitholwa ngokuhlukanisa isisindo somuntu ngesikwele ukuphakama komuntu - ngaphandle kokungaqondakali kahle kwe-allometric [a] - kungaphezu kwama-30 kg / m2; ububanzi obungama-25-30 kg / m2 buchazwa njengokukhuluphala ngokweqile.Amanye amazwe aseMpumalanga Asia asebenzisa amanani aphansi.Ukukhuluphala kuhambisana nezifo nezimo ezahlukahlukene, ikakhulukazi izifo zenhliziyo, uhlobo lwesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, ukuvimbela ukuphefumula kokulala, izinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza, ne-osteoarthritis. I-BMI ephezulu iwuphawu lobungozi, kepha ayiboniswanga ukuthi iyimbangela eqondile, yezifo ezibangelwa ukudla, ukuzivocavoca umzimba, kanye nezimo zemvelo.Isixhumanisi sokubuyisana sitholakale phakathi kokukhuluphala nokudangala, ngokukhuluphala okwandisa ingozi yokudangala komtholampilo kanye futhi nokudangala okuholela ethubeni eliphakeme lokuthuthukisa ukukhuluphala.