Diseases Affected by Your Weight
There are diseases affected by your weight. Your weight can affect a lot of things in relation to your health. As your weight increases, so does your risk for a lot of health issues and concerns.
Below are some health issues that your weight affects.
- High Blood Pressure – 50% of cases due to overweight or obese
- Diabetes – overweight increases the risk of developing diabetes by 80%
- Cancer – overweight & obese are 50% more likely to develop cancer
- Metabolic Syndrome – overweight makes it 6 times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome. It now affects 25% of the population.
- Joint Problems – being only 10 pounds overweight increases the force on the knees by 30 to 60 pounds per step.
- Sleep Apnea – 70% that have this condition are overweight. It now affects around 18 million Americans.
- High Cholesterol – estimates show that 10 pounds of excess fat produce 10 mg of cholesterol daily.
- Premature Death – obese people are twice as likely to die early than people of normal weight.
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