It is fairly common knowledge that obesity is a dangerous condition for your general health. The costs to society in the US is shocking and draws near several hundred billion dollars yearly. Obviously a lot less is spent for weight loss products and solutions, but it continues to be in the billions annually. The US is slowly putting on more weight with each passing year, or so it seems. What is additionally very well known are the many unhealthy foods and liquids a lot of people consume. Many people are aware of the prevalence of high calorie fats and sugars evident in many varieties of fast foods and drinks. We only have space to cover a few of the dangers due to obesity.
Type 2 diabetes due to obesity continues to be growing at an alarming rate in recent years. What is now even more alarming is the rising chance of this condition in younger people who are also significantly overweight. The place of obesity in this illness is to produce increased resistance to the hormone, insulin. A person who is already substantially overweight or severely obese is at an increased threat with a sugar rich diet. For a long time, various warnings have been made about the use of high fructose corn syrup in numerous soft drinks and other widespread beverages. This mixture is much like super strong sugar and will send glucose levels soaring.
Early problems involving joints can often be a side effect of the obese state. Obviously the bottom extremeties bear the most stress, and so it makes sense that obese people have hip and knee joint problems. Osteoarthritis is frequently seen in these conditions as well due to joint damage. Unfortunately the usual practice of joint replacement is not automatically a viable option. However, the most effective success occur when there is not an obese condition in these patients. Overweight people just do not always have a good solution in this case. If a joint is replaced, what can often occur are further side effects after the surgery. The danger here is the heavy load on the artificial joint may cause it to be unstable.
Problems are very common involving the cardiovascular system and specifically high blood pressure. The issue with acquiring so much weight is it drastically strains the entire body. All of the fat that is present is living tissue, and thus it requires vital oxygen along with other nutritional needs. So that consequently causes one's heart to work much harder so it can provide what is needed. The high blood pressure is simply a result of this extra demand brought on by the extra weight. In addition to the high blood pressure, the heart rate will be greater as well.
The predicament of being overweight is an overall highly negative impact on all the body's organs. But our conversation here today is only the tip of the iceberg with regards to all that is possible.
Type 2 diabetes due to obesity continues to be growing at an alarming rate in recent years. What is now even more alarming is the rising chance of this condition in younger people who are also significantly overweight. The place of obesity in this illness is to produce increased resistance to the hormone, insulin. A person who is already substantially overweight or severely obese is at an increased threat with a sugar rich diet. For a long time, various warnings have been made about the use of high fructose corn syrup in numerous soft drinks and other widespread beverages. This mixture is much like super strong sugar and will send glucose levels soaring.
Early problems involving joints can often be a side effect of the obese state. Obviously the bottom extremeties bear the most stress, and so it makes sense that obese people have hip and knee joint problems. Osteoarthritis is frequently seen in these conditions as well due to joint damage. Unfortunately the usual practice of joint replacement is not automatically a viable option. However, the most effective success occur when there is not an obese condition in these patients. Overweight people just do not always have a good solution in this case. If a joint is replaced, what can often occur are further side effects after the surgery. The danger here is the heavy load on the artificial joint may cause it to be unstable.
Problems are very common involving the cardiovascular system and specifically high blood pressure. The issue with acquiring so much weight is it drastically strains the entire body. All of the fat that is present is living tissue, and thus it requires vital oxygen along with other nutritional needs. So that consequently causes one's heart to work much harder so it can provide what is needed. The high blood pressure is simply a result of this extra demand brought on by the extra weight. In addition to the high blood pressure, the heart rate will be greater as well.
The predicament of being overweight is an overall highly negative impact on all the body's organs. But our conversation here today is only the tip of the iceberg with regards to all that is possible.
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