Severe Health Risks from Obesity
What is Obesity?
Obesity is a condition when a person has excess unhealthy body
fat which is not evenly distributed though out the whole body. A person can
easily know whether they have excess body fat or not just by looking themselves
into the mirror.
Excess body fat puts lots of weight on muscles and bones which
is very dangerous for long term. Also, it can affect the growth of hormones and
metabolism level also gets badly affected.
Why Obesity Occurs?
- Generally obesity occurs by eating too much and moving too little.
- Poor Diet Routine.
- Eating too much of processed or fast foods.
- Drinking little amount or no water.
- Consuming too much alcohol.
- Consuming too much sugary substances.
- Eating out a lot.
- Low Self Esteem.
- No Exercise or lack of required physical activities.
- Consuming too much carbs.
- Hyperthyroidism
- Diabetes
- Epilepsy
- Smoking
Dangerous Health Issues related to Obesity/ Overweight:
- High Blood Pressure
- Certain types of cancer
- Heart disease and strokes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Osteoarthritis
- Fatty liver disease
- Kidney disease
- Sleep Apnea
- Pregnancy Problems
- Gallbladder disease
- Depression
- Blood Clots
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Depression
Now a days, most of the people are affected by depression in which most of them are youngsters which are actually overweight. Studies have shown that person who are overweight tend to get more depressed in situations.People may feel depression which actually depends upon their body size. Over weight can lead to more sadness even if they have everything in their life.
In case, if you are also facing such symptoms then kindly reach out to your doctor as soon as possible.
Pregnancy Problems
Pregnant women who are overweight might get some problems in their pregnancy time such as increase in insulin level, high blood pressure and high blood sugar.
This can increase risks of :
- Blood clot
- Premature birth
- Gestational Diabetes
- C- Section
- Stillbirth
- Miscarriage
- Defects in brain and spinal cord of the child
Certain kind of Cancers
Overweight is kind of friend to cancer which help it to get generate silently and helps it to grow over period of time.
Some common known cancers are:
- Colon
- Breast
- Gallbladder
- Kidney
- Prostate Cancer
- Pancreatic
- Uterus
- Ovaries
- Endometrium
Gallbladder Disease
The functionality of the gallbladder is to store the substances which is called BILE and then transfers it to small intestine during digestion of food. The main purpose of Bile is to digest fats.
Now, a person can probably develop gallstones and it happens when bile build up and hardens in gallbladder. Gallstones can be painful and often require surgery.
Consuming a rich fiber and healthy/ good fats can prevent gallstone. Try to avoid all the processed foods and carbs.
Liver Disease
Liver Disease occurs mostly when the layer of fat is developed on the liver and its also known as Fatty Liver. The excess fat is responsible to damage the liver in no time.
Fatty liver can result in liver failure and which can be taken care from ding exercise and having healthy diet.
High Blood pressure
High blood pressure occurs when there are extra fat tissues in the body due to which our body needs more oxygen and nutrients. In this case the circulation of blood is always increasing and due to which high blood pressure occurs.
The increase amount of blood circulation puts an extra effort of the blood arteries due to which it can damage your heart and arteries.
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes takes place when your sugar level is higher than normal. It can lead to heart attack, kidney disease, vision related issues, nerve damage and much more.
Body Mass Index👍
BMI which is also known as Body Mass Index. It tells whether the person is having normal weight or overweight/ obesity.
- Normal weight: BMI of 18.5 - 24.9
- Overweight: BMI of 25 - 29.9
- Obesity: BMI of 30 or greater
Easily calculate your Body Mass Index
BMI is simply calculated using person's height and weight.
Metric BMI Formula
BMI = weight (kg) / [height (m)]2Imperial BMI Formula
BMI = 703 × weight (lbs) / [height (in)]2How to use the above BMI metric Formula?
- Multiply your height in meters (m) by itself.
- Divide your wiight in kilograms (Kg) by above step 1 result.
- Multiply your height in inches (in) by itself.
- Divide your weight in pounds (lbs) by above step 1 result.
- Multiply the result of step 2 by 703.
Conclusion:
Obesity can impact your both mental and physical state. You will even don't get to know that when are you gaining too much weight or when are you getting any of the dieseases. Intake to too much calories without proper utilization of can lead to many dieseases.
Make sure, if you are consuming the calories then atleast burn out all the calories on the same day otherwise it will get multiply and will give you pain in long run. Also, try to consult your doctor if you think you are having any kind of issue related to obesity.
Time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. - Denis Waitley
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