| It is not only not being able to fit in small sizes | | | | abnormally increasing the volume of blood that |
| that people who are overweight should worry | | | | the heart pumps. This makes the work of the |
| about. Weighing more than you should can | | | | heart much harder, thus pressuring and stressing |
| present a lot of problems not only in terms of | | | | the organ. |
| your social life or your romantic chances but also | | | | Diabetes |
| in the quality of life that you lead and the health | | | | Another problem that can happen when people |
| of your body. | | | | are overweight or obese is the 2nd type of |
| Obesity, to be technical about it, is classified as | | | | diabetes. While the first type of diabetes is inborn, |
| being in 20 percent more than the average or | | | | the Type 2 diabetes is mainly due to the lifestyle |
| ideal body weight. The measure of the average | | | | of the person, particularly their diet and intake of |
| body weight can be found in the body mass index | | | | fats and sugar. This happens because fats in the |
| charts in hospitals and even in the internet. For | | | | body can cause the body to resist insulin. |
| people who have not reached the 20 percent | | | | Stroke |
| mark is said to be only overweight and not obese. | | | | The presence of abnomally high number of fats in |
| But whether obese or overweight, the potential | | | | the blood especially the bad ones called the LDL |
| problems and illnesses that may develop are still | | | | (bad cholesterol) can clog the arteries and lead to |
| the same for both. In fact, being overweight and | | | | stroke. |
| obese can both be lethal especially if not taken | | | | Osteoarthritis |
| seriously and if actions are not taken immediately. | | | | When one is heavier than what the legs can |
| When you come to think about it, it is not actually | | | | support, this puts undue pressure to the joints of |
| being obese that presents the problem but the | | | | the legs and the feet. Uknowingly, tears and |
| complications that the person develop when he or | | | | wearing away in the cartilage can develop thus |
| she is overweight. Studies have presented the | | | | leading to this problem that is often seen in older |
| number of potential problems that may ensue | | | | people. |
| when your body mass index is way overboard. | | | | Sleep apnea |
| Also, the risk for death increases as the rate of | | | | Believe it or not, your weight can also affect the |
| obesity increases. | | | | way you sleep at night. The more overweight a |
| Below are just some of the dangers that people | | | | person is, the more severe will be your sleep |
| who are overweight and those that are obese | | | | apnea. |
| can face. Read on and it might just serve as a | | | | Gallstones |
| wake-up call to start eating right and crunching | | | | This is also quite common for people who are |
| those muscles. | | | | very overweight although up until now, the |
| Hypertension. | | | | connection between the presence of gallstones |
| This is perhaps the biggest problem that | | | | and one’s weight is still unclear. |
| overweight and obese people face. Hypertension | | | | Cancer |
| or what is commonly called as high blood pressure | | | | Because there are many conditions and |
| increases the chances of a heart attack occurring. | | | | complications that may develop when one is |
| This is because when excess fats accumulate, | | | | overweight, all this problem can lead to cancer |
| sodium is retained, which in turn takes in water. | | | | when not immediately diagnosed. |
| Water flows through the blood stream, | | | | |