The Top 3 Shocking Effects of Obesity

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When you are overweight, you run into much more problems than just not fitting into the clothes you want to wear. Being overweight has serious health effects.

Being obese can drastically increase your risk for developing many health problems as listed below. In general if your Body Mass Index (BMI) indicates that you are overweight or obese, these problems are more than likely something you are at risk of.

As mentioned above, there are several health risk factors (over 13 serious documented effects of obesity), but in this article I am going to highlight the top 3 effects of obesity linked to being overweight or obese.

Type 2 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes occurs when blood levels and glucose is too high. More than 80% of people that have type 2 diabetes are considered obese or overweight. It is thought that when a person is overweight, it causes cells to change therefore making the cells less effective at using sugar from their cells.

Heart disease

Heart disease is a serious disease that occurs directly in the heart and the blood vessel system that makes the heart operate. The most well-known type of heart disease is coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer in both women and men. The connection with obesity is because those that are obese normally suffer from common risk factors of heart disease like high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

High blood pressure

Blood pressure is the reading of the measure of pressure inside your blood vessels at two points, when your heart is beating and when it is relaxed. If the pressure in your vessels gets above normal, or too high, this is called hypertension. High blood pressure is a directly link to your weight. As your weight increases, your blood pressure increases.

Although this a long list of health problems, you can change it and lower your health risks simply by losing the weight that you are carrying around.

In addition to the health risks and effects of obesity on your health, think about the effects of obesity on your family. If you become sick from one of the listed range of problems, not only will it be a financial strain but also a mental and emotional strain on your friends and family.

Therefore, make a change today and don't like the effects of obesity take a toll on your life, make the change. It's worth it.