| People who are overweight are more | | | | dangerously high levels of cholesterol |
| likely to develop health problems. If | | | | and blood fats, which can lead to heart |
| you are overweight, you'd be putting | | | | disease and stroke. Some overweight |
| yourself at risk for a wide array of | | | | people experience angina or chest pain |
| medical conditions, including diabetes, | | | | due to a decreased amount of oxygen into |
| heart disease and stroke, certain types | | | | the heart before heart disease and |
| of cancer, gout, and gallbladder | | | | stroke sets in; others suffer from |
| disease. Aside from these, your being | | | | sudden death without any sign or |
| weight can also cause you to have | | | | symptom. |
| trouble sleeping, particularly sleep | | | | If you are overweight, you also run the |
| apnea, and osteoarthritis. You also run | | | | risk of contracting certain types of |
| a high risk of falling into depression | | | | cancer. If you're a woman, these types |
| and experiencing tiredness all the time, | | | | of cancer include cancer of the uterus, |
| not to mention developing a small ego | | | | cervix, ovary, breast, colon, and |
| and very little self-respect and | | | | gallbladder. If you're a man, these |
| self-confidence. | | | | types of cancer include cancer of the |
| It is important to take a closer look at | | | | prostate, colon, and rectum. |
| the health risks for the overweight to | | | | Gout is a joint disease that is common |
| help you gain a clearer perspective of | | | | among people who are overweight. It is |
| the problems that are in store for you | | | | caused by alarmingly high levels of uric |
| if you fail to take action to lose | | | | acid found in the blood. The uric acid |
| weight the right way as soon as | | | | forms into crystal masses or solid stone |
| possible. | | | | which will then be deposited in the |
| The first on the list is diabetes. The | | | | joints, causing the sufferer to feel |
| most common type of diabetes to hit | | | | extreme pain. Gout may disable you from |
| people who are overweight is type 2 | | | | walking. Another disease that hits the |
| diabetes, which is known in the medical | | | | joints of overweight people is |
| world as non-insulin-dependent diabetes | | | | osteoarthritis. It usually affects knee, |
| mellitus and is known to reduce your | | | | hip, and lower back joints due to the |
| body's capability to control its blood | | | | extra pressure brought about by the |
| sugar. In the United States of America, | | | | body's extra weight. |
| type 2 diabetes is one of the leading | | | | People who are overweight usually |
| causes of kidney disease, heart disease, | | | | complain of difficulty in sleeping. |
| stroke, and early death. The bad news | | | | Sleep apnea is a common sleeping |
| for you is, people who are overweight | | | | disorder found in overweight people, and |
| like you are twice as likely to develop | | | | it causes them to stop breathing in |
| type 2 diabetes as people who are not. | | | | short intervals and snore heavily when |
| Heart disease and stroke are common | | | | they are sleeping. |
| health problems for people who are | | | | You should do your best to counter these |
| overweight and are the major causes of | | | | health risks for the overweight. Seek |
| disability and death in the country. | | | | help from your doctor; ask advice for an |
| People who are overweight usually have | | | | effective diet and exercise program now. |
| high blood pressure, not to mention | | | | |