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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Obesity: Health Implications

What's so bad about being overweight? Beside the fact that "the worse it gets, the worse it gets", there are a number of medical conditions that are precipitated or worsened by obesity. Obesity affects every organ of the body in one way or another. Let's look at a few of the major complications.

Cardiovascular Disease
Extra weight requires the heart to work harder because the additional fat tissue needs blood as surely as every other cell in the body. Therefore, the heart must pump more blood which means more pressure on the blood vessels leading to high blood pressure (hypertension). In addition, fat builds up in the blood vessels of the heart and can lead to heart attack or stroke.

Diabetes
Obesity interferes with the ability of the body to respond to insulin (the hormone which regulates blood sugar). As the insulin-glucose system becomes imbalanced, the blood sugar rises and diabetes, a chronic condition which may require medication or even insulin injections, develops.

Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is common among the obese. It is a combination of six risk factors conducive to the development of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. These components are: abdominal obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, blood changes which indicate inflammation, and elevated blood clotting factors.

Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is a condition in which one stops breathing for periods of time while sleeping. This is caused by the weight of the obese chest on the respiratory system and is associated with high blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease.

Depression
In addition to health challenges brought on by obesity, the overweight individual is prone to depression because of feelings of not being able to meet expectations of others or of not "fitting in". Self esteem suffers because the obese individual is often viewed by society as weak and unable to control eating habits. (This is of course not true but it is often a result of misinformation.)

Unfortunately, there are no off-setting advantages to being overweight or obese. It is a dangerous condition which can, and should, be dealt with as soon and as aggressively as possible. Children of obese individuals are at risk of developing lifestyle and eating habits that put them at risk for disease also.
Obesity is a preventable cause of death. It needs to be addressed!

A trained Nutritionist developed the correct food plan for you and your family. A Registered Nurse has independently reviewed the plan from an overall health perspective and has approved the plan.
You have nothing to lose (whoops! Yes you do.) when you make the decision to follow this logical eating plan.
You can thank me later.
Sue Bristol, R.N.
http://how-to-loseweight-101.com/index1.html

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