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