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

Foods which promote obesity

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

 In one of the study conducted, 60% women got affected from one of the listed symptoms.

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

One of the study in 2012 revealed that 28,000 new cases of cancer in men and 72,000 new cases of cancer in women were associated with being overweight.

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)]²

Imperial BMI Formula

BMI = 703 × weight (lbs) / [height (in)]²

 How to use the above BMI metric Formula?

1. Multiply your height in meters (m) by itself.
2. Divide your wiight in kilograms (Kg) by above step 1 result.

 How to use the above BMI Imperial Formula?
 

1. Multiply your height in inches (in) by itself.
2. Divide your weight in pounds (lbs) by above step 1 result.
3. 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