Category: Obesity

According to research and statistic, 300,000 deaths are caused by obesity in a year in America. Those people who are obese are also at a high risk of dying prematurely. This is because many health complications arise when the body is fat. Here are some of the harmful effects of being obese.

Increased Risk Of Heart Diseases

When the person is overweight or obese, they have a greater chance of suffering from heart failure, heart attacks, and chest pains. Reason being, high blood pressure levels are high in people who are obese as compared to people with normal weight. Another reason as to why heart diseases are common is that obese people have a high level of bad cholesterol while the level of good cholesterol is reduced.

Increased Risk Of Cancers

Obesity has been linked with some types of cancers like uterine cancer, colon cancer, kidney, gall bladder and post-menopausal breast cancer. Women who are obese from a young age increase the risk of contracting the post-menopausal breast cancer as compared to those women who have managed to keep their weight stable.

Increased Risk Of Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is linked to insulin resistance. Insulin resistance occurs when there is an imbalance in blood glucose and insulin levels that are associated with the weight that is in excess and obesity. Being overweight can put some amount of pressure on the cardiovascular system and the balance that is needed for an erection to occur. That is what brings about an erectile …