What Can Obesity Do To Your Health
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Most people undermine the consequence of obesity to their health, now if you are one of these people then I would share what can obesity do to your health…
So before we start talking about obesity and health, first we need to know how much weight can be categorized as obese. You could use BMI calculator to know what weight categories are you on…
If your BMI is about 30 or higher then you could be on risk these:
- Diabetes type 2. Diabetes type 2 can attack anyone but 85% of them are people with obesity. Scientist still don’t know exactly why this is but they have couple of theories on it. High blood sugar is the main cause for heart disease, stroke, blindness. and kidney failure.
- Coronary heart disease. If you are obese then the chances are the fat in your body can block the circulation of blood and this would resulting in chest pain, abnormal heart rhythmic, and even stroke.
- Colon cancer. It seems that people with obesity has higher risk of getting colon cancer than average normal people.
- Sleep Apnea. If your over weight has reach the neck then it could reduce the airflow of your breath resulting sleep apnea.
- Osteoarthritis, a condition where the joint bone and the tissue that protect the joint is broken resulting pain and stiffness in the joint. Usually happen in the lower back, hip, knees.
posted: 11 April 21
under: Medical information