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Dangers of Obesity
Here is a list of some common health problems caused by being overweight. Please continue to read the entire page, as you will see why even being 10-15 lbs over ideal body weight can be a health nightmare.
Common health risks that develop from being overweight or obese:
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Cancer (especially breast, endometrial, colon, and prostate)
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- High Cholesterol or Dyslipidemia
- Insulin Resistance
- Glucose Intolerance (pre-diabetic state that carries all the health risks of overt diabetes)
- Diabetes
- Gallstones (Cholelithiasis)
- Gout
- Atherosclerosis (plaque build-up on your blood vessels)
- Elevation of high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels (causes inflammation in heart and greatly increases your chance of a heart attack)
- Angina and Congestive Heart Failure
- Cardiomegally (enlarged heart that leads to sudden death rhythm disturbances)
- Osteoarthritis
- Respiratory or Breathing problems
- Sleep Apnea (common disorder where obesity causes ineffective breathing during sleep and multiple health problems including fatigue, high blood pressure, and sudden death heart rhythms)
- Uric Acid kidney stones
- Bladder control problems (incontinence)
- Female reproductive problems (polycystic ovaries, menstrual irregularities, irregular ovulation, and infertility)
- Hirsutism (women get hair in man-like distribution)
- Psychological problems (low self-esteem, eating disorders, codependency)
- And many more
Why is it important to know if you are over your ideal body weight?
Carrying extra weight is unhealthy. The more overweight you are, the more health risks you are exposed to. Even if you are 10-15 lbs over your ideal weight, you may be creating serious harm to your body. When you are overweight, even by a little, it can change your body’s metabolism of sugar and cholesterol. Extra fat, especially around the waist causes insulin resistance, which sets off a cascade of events that greatly increases your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
A few extra pounds can create insulin resistance, which causes:
- glucose intolerance (pre-diabetic state)
- elevated blood sugar or diabetes
- elevated triglycerides
- production of small HDL cholesterol particles which greatly impairs your body’s ability to remove plaque from your arteries
- production of small LDL particles- these are very aggressive plaque forming cholesterol particles
- elevation of your blood pressure (hypertension)
- development of the "metabolic syndrome" (formerly called Syndrome X), which greatly increases and accelerates your risk of heart disease and death.
Especially cruel is the fact that all of these dangers are silent. Typically you will not have any symptoms to alert you that your body is insidiously being destroyed.
Remember- even a few pounds over your ideal body weight can SILENTLY be killing you.
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