Being overweight poses a myriad of health risks. Although physical appearance may point to weight problems, it is important to ascertain these problems by checking your body mass index and waist size among other measures. Some of the health risks of being overweight include:
Type 2 DiabetesType 2 diabetes refers to abnormally high blood sugar levels. This leads to other health complications such as kidney, heart disease, blindness and stroke.
High blood pressure (hypertension)...
Being overweight poses a myriad of health risks. Although physical appearance may point to weight problems, it is important to ascertain these problems by checking your body mass index and waist size among other measures. Some of the health risks of being overweight include:
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes refers to abnormally high blood sugar levels. This leads to other health complications such as kidney, heart disease, blindness and stroke.
High blood pressure (hypertension)
Blood pressure refers to how hard the blood pushes against the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries. Weight gain leads to increasing strain on the heart which will be required to pump the blood harder in order to reach all parts of the body. The extra effort increases blood pressure moving through the arteries. This situation leads to other health risks such as heart failure and stroke.
Osteoarthritis
Excessive weight gain leads to increased strain on the bones and joints in the body, especially in the knees, hips and lower back. The extra strain on the bones leads to increased wearing of joint tissues leading to joint aches.
Other health-related conditions associated with being overweight include:
• Colon, endometrial and postmenopausal breast cancer
• Sleep apnea
• Abnormal blood fats
• Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
• Gallstones
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