Overweight and obesity lead to many adverse effects and risks on the health. It is not only a cosmetic problem like we kept on believing for many years, but it greatly increases the risk of following diseases:
- Diabetes (Type 2)
- Heart disease : Heart Attack
- Paralysis : Stroke
- High blood pressure : Hypertension
- High proportion of bad cholesterol and low proportion of good cholesterol in blood (Dyslipidemia)
- Obstructive sleep apnea : Excessive snoring while sleeping and easy somnolence during the day
- Some cancer (Uterus, Ovaries, Breast, Intertine, etc.)
- Osteoarthritis
- Gallbladder : Gallstone disease
- Fatty liver
- Gastro esophageal reflux disease : Hyperacidity
- Psychological diseases like depression