Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Obesity

Health Risks of Obesity

Once you suffer from obesity you run an increased risk of developing a number of conditions. Here are some examples: 

  • High blood pressure and stoke are twice as common in obese people.

  • Evidence is strong that obesity increases the risk of breast cancer (after menopause), womb cancer and kidney cancer.

  • Obesity may also increase the risk of colon cancer.

  • Gall bladder disease is three times as likely to occur in middle-aged obese women.

  • Diabetes is four times more common in middle-aged obese people than in middle-aged people of normal weight.

  • Coronary heart disease is twice as common in obese men under 45.


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