Obesity health risks

Being obese and overweight is a major health risk, and it causes a lot of different diseases and this risk can only be removed by loosing weight. Here you can find a short listing of the most common overweight related diseases.

- Type 2 Diabetes
The most common type of diabetes are the Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes makes the body unable to produce enough insulin or makes the cells unable to use the insulin produced.

For the body to be able to use sugar from the blood, insulin is needed to bring the sugar from the blood and into the cells. If the sugar stays in the blood and are unable to get into the cells (and get used) it can cause dizziness as your cells and body are running out of energy or over time cause pains in your eyes, kidneys or heart.

If you are diagnosed with diabetes there are no reason to panic. Although diabetes are a serious condition it is possible to live a normal happy life.  

- Heart Conditions
Being overweight puts a lot of extra stress on the heart. The heart must work harder to pump the blood around and thereby causes the blood pressure to rise.

This increases the chances of strokes blood cloches and irregular heart rhythm. Obese children risk to develop an enlarged heart which is a serious and life shortening condition.   

- Cancer risk
Obese and overweight people have an increased chance of developing several different types of cancer. The only way for you to remove that extra risk are by loosing weight and if you smoke then quit it.

- Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis are caused by breakdown and loss of the cartilage in joints. Cartilage is a cushion between bones and joints that keeps things moving smoothly and without pains.

Osteoarthritis are most commonly seen in people over 50 years of age. Although obese and overweight people can develop this condition much earlier due to the stress, extra weight puts on the joints and bone structure.

Osteoarthritis a found in joints like knees and hips, hands, feet and the spine.


 

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