Obesity is considered the main health problem worldwide. And unfortunately, it is associated with a lot of other ailments, which it causes or favors.
1. Breathing problems
Obesity literally suffocates you, because it causes breathing disorders, including sleep apnea, a particularly serious disorder in which breathing stops several times during sleep, which endangers oxygenation and the proper functioning of the body.
2. Hepatic steatosis
Also called fatty liver disease, it occurs when too much fat is deposited in the liver cells, and the liver can no longer function normally. Overweight and obese people are prone to hepatic steatosis due to the excessive amount of fat in the body, so obesity is one of the main causes of this serious disease.
3. Osteoarthritis
Excess body weight additionally strains the joints, especially those that support the weight: knees, hips and joints at the level of the sole, and hence the terrible pain. The cartilage is gradually destroyed until the articular bone surfaces, initially separated by cartilage, end up rubbing against each other. To give you an idea, I’ll tell you that every extra pound adds four times more pressure on the knees, for example.
4. Hypercholesterolemia
Being overweight is directly related to high cholesterol levels, because the body stores excess triglycerides and calories. Obesity thus leads to an increase in the number of triglycerides, which favors the reduction of good cholesterol (HDL).
5. Gallstones
If you are obese, due to the increased production of bile cholesterol, so-called gallstones or gallstones form. While some people can live with these stones for years, others require their urgent removal through surgical procedures, especially if the discomfort is continuous or, in the case of women, if they want to become mothers.
6. Type II diabetes
Diabetes is one of the most common side effects of obesity. And the explanation is simple: extra body weight forces the pancreas to produce more hormones to regulate blood sugar levels. In order to cope with this additional production, the pancreatic cells reach overload, a fact that produces not only an imbalance at the level of the entire body, but also the impossibility of regulating the amount of sugar in the blood.
7. City
It is a very painful form of arthritis, which is manifested by deep joint pain, due to the accumulation of a large amount of uric acid in the blood and tissues. Obesity and a diet dominated by meat increase the risk of gout by up to 3 times.
8. High blood pressure
When your body is very heavy and your heart has to pump harder to get blood to all your cells. It is an effort that he makes and that leads to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, a fact that generates various ailments of the heart and the entire circulatory system. So the extra kilos, with the accumulation of fat, are one of the most important and frequent causes of high blood pressure.
9. Atherosclerosis
It occurs when the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from the heart to the rest of the body thicken and become rigid, preventing blood from flowing to tissues and organs. Atherosclerosis also refers to the accumulation of fat and cholesterol in and on the arterial walls that can impede blood flow. Thus, the plaque breaks, favoring the appearance of blood clots. Although it is most often considered a heart problem, it can affect the arteries anywhere in the body.
10. Renal diseases
Your kidneys filter your blood and help control your blood pressure. But they can’t do their job when fat builds up inside them and presses on blood vessels, or when the vessels that supply them with blood are also clogged by excess fat. This can lead to a dangerous build-up of toxins in your body. So, pay attention to the number of kilograms which, in addition to other inconveniences, also causes chronic kidney disease.
11. Complications during pregnancy
Here we can talk about preeclampsia, that is, that dangerous increase in blood pressure or gestational diabetes, which comes with dozens of restrictions, on a physical level, but also on a dietary level. In addition, maternal obesity increases up to 3 times the risk that the newborn will develop diabetes during life.
12. Cancer
Obesity is one of the causes of cancer. Concretely, due to excess weight, altered metabolic factors, such as lipids, insulin and leptin, contribute to the activation of immunosuppressive capacities and the development of myeloid cell cancer. In women, we often find uterine, ovarian, laryngeal, breast and colon cancer. In overweight men, on the other hand, the risk of colorectal cancer increases.
2023-09-12 03:40:01
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