Being overweight not only looks unsightly and makes
you feel less attractive it also poses a far greater risk, a risk to your
health. Therefore, there are many reasons why it is important that you maintain
a healthy weight by eating well-balanced meals and getting regular exercise.
Being over weight has been linked with many conditions affecting not only our
physical health but also our mental health, studies have shown that those
people who are overweight and don’t get regular exercise are more at risk of
developing depression than those that exercise on a regular basis and eat a
well balanced and varied diet. Experts have agreed that the more overweight a
person is then the more likely they are to suffer severe health problems,
however once the person takes steps to start losing weight and changes their
lifestyle, then the percentage starts to drop. If you are overweight then even
just by losing 10 or 20 pounds you can begin to reduce the increased associated
risks to your health and make improvements. You should defiantly consider
losing weight if you are overweight and any of the following conditions apply
to you.
If there is a
history in your family of certain chronic diseases – people who have relatives
with heart conditions or diabetes have been known to develop these conditions
if they are overweight.
There are any
pre-existing medical conditions – high blood pressure, high cholesterol and
levels of high sugar are all signs of illness due to being overweight.
Having an
apple shape – if you carry more weight around your stomach then you are at a
higher risk of developing diabetes, some forms of cancer or developing heart
problems.’
Illness associated with being overweight
Problems with
the gallbladder and especially gallstones
High blood
pressure
Developing
certain types of cancer
Developing
diabetes
Developing
gout
Developing
problems with the breathing such as sleep apnea, which causes a person to pause
when breathing while asleep
Chest problems
such as asthma or bronchitis
Gallbladder problems
Although it is not clear why, being overweight can
have an affect on the gallbladder, gallstones are a very common problem in someone
who is overweight and causes severe problems with those who are obese.
Heart disease
If you are overweight you are twice as likely to
suffer from high blood pressure that is the major cause of and a big risk
factor in heart disease and strokes. Being overweight can lead to a condition
known as angina, angina is felt as pain in the chest caused by a decrease in
oxygen to the heart. If you are severely overweight or obese then this has been
linked to causing sudden death without any warning signs from a stroke.
Diabetes
Being overweight has been linked to type 2 diabetes
and is a known contributor to health death, heart disease and blindness; people
who are overweight are twice as likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes as those
people who are of normal weight.
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