Diseases associated with obesity

Obesity makes it difficult to function in everyday life, but also poses a serious threat to our health. Obese people are less fit and energetic. Obesity can cause many serious diseases and disorders in a variety of bodily functions.

► Increased blood cholesterol
 As a result of the consumption of large amounts of saturated fatty acids increased the concentration of cholesterol in the blood. Obese people mainly of abdominal obesity, elevated levels are often bad cholesterol (LDL) and decreased good cholesterol (HDL).

► Blood Hypertension
The occurrence of hypertension and related complications is a 3 - fold higher in obese people than in those of normal weight. To ensure blood supply to the greater weight of the body, the heart must work harder to do, and the cardiovascular system has to overcome more resistance tissues. Even a small weight reduction comes at a significant reduction in blood pressure.
► Coronary Artery Disease
 Obesity is the third most important risk factor for coronary heart disease by age and elevated cholesterol. The research shows that 40% of cases the disease is associated with overweight. The cause of coronary artery disease is atherosclerosis heart disease and myocardial hypertrophy. Seriously overweight increases the risk of death from coronary heart disease.
► Atherosclerosis
Excessive amounts of fat consumed by obese people are put off not only in the form of body fat, but they are also a source of cholesterol, which is then deposited in the walls of blood vessels.
► Stroke
 Obese individuals often blood clot in the brain causing a stroke.
► Cholelithiasis
 Overweight patients with bile secreted by the liver is more concentrated as a result of eating more fat, and it promotes the formation of gallstones.
► Diabetes
 In patients with abdominal obesity easily develop diabetes. Is the most common disorder, which are passed on overweight and obesity. Type II diabetes is a disease largely dependent on diet. Research shows that 80-90% of obese people suffer from Type II diabetes. Insulin promotes weight gain, which increases the metabolism of glucose.
► Osteoarthritis
 Excess body weight causes excessive load and mechanical joints. Damage most often knee, hip and spine. Obesity can lead to increased pain and swelling. Excessive body weight increases the load on the lower parts of the spine and lower limbs.
► back pain
 Obese people often suffer permanent or recurring back pain. As a result of too much weight abdominal muscles are forced to sustain severe upper body. The result is an increased emphasis on the lower part of the spine and its pain.
► Shortness of breath, breathlessness, respiratory disorders
 Being overweight causes breathing problems due to mechanical chest mobility limitations. It leads to reduced oxygen saturation, apnea occur. Threatening complication is sleep apnea. Obesity and overweight large very often causes shortness of breath for exercise. This is due to the influence of body weight to work the diaphragm and the heavy load of the heart.
► Cancer
 Obesity increases the likelihood of cancer in both women and men. Women are at increased risk of breast cancer and endometrial cancer due to the fact that these cancers are caused by an excess of estrogen.
► Obesity increases the risk of death
 Obesity not only impairs the health and lowers the quality of life, but also can shorten the life of