Health risk associated with overweight and obesity


Obesity is a common problem with which most of the people are suffering. It is not just a cosmetic problem which makes you look awkward but it is a health hazard which result in many health problems associated with obesity. If your BMI is more than 25 you are considered to be overweight and you ate most likely to suffer from many health related problems like, heart disease, high blood pressure , type 2 diabetes, sleep apnoea, osteoarthritis etc.

Losing weight will not only improve your personality and helps you to look good but it also helps you to feel good and helps you to live a healthy and comfortable life free from weight related problems. Recent studies show that losing weight helps you to improve your health and reduces risk from several health related problems associated with obesity.



Some of the health related problems associated with obesity are:

  • Stroke and heart disease: Obesity is one of the major cause of heart related problems and high blood pressures. It also contributes high level of cholesterol and chest pain which is referred as angina.
  • Sleep apnoea : Obesity also results in Sleep apnoea in which a person stop breathing for a short duration during sleep and snore loudly
  • Diabetes: Type 2 diabetes is a weight related problem in which body becomes insufficient in controlling amount of sugar level in the body and causes heart, kidney related problems.
  • Cancer: People who are overweight develop greater risk of several types of cancer.
  • Osteoarthritis: In this disease there is pain in joints in knees, back and hips. Persons who ate overweight are more likely to suffer from this disease as extra weight gives over pressure on joints.
  • Gallbladder disease: overweight persons are more likely to develop stones in gall bladder and other related problems.



If you want to stay healthy and live a healthy life free from diseases than you most lose your overweight. Taking healthy food, doing regular exercise, and increasing physical activity may help you to lose your extra weight. If you are unable to lose weight with other techniques than you may undergo weight loss surgery like Adjustable gastric band surgery