| Obesity is because of eating too many | | | | Stroke or paralysis: |
| calories and not getting enough physical | | | | |
| activities to burn those calories. Excess | | | | Atherosclerosis in arteries of brain can |
| calories are deposited in the body as fat. | | | | reduce blood supply to the brain. This |
| | | | decrease in blood flow can result in stroke |
| Obesity increases the risk of several health | | | | or paralysis. |
| problems like high blood pressure, insulin | | | | |
| resistance, type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, | | | | Arthritis: |
| stroke, gout, gallstones, colon cancer, sleep | | | | |
| apnea and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. | | | | Obesity and overweight increases the load on |
| | | | the joints such as the knee, hip and lower |
| High blood pressure: | | | | back, which can cause the breakdown of |
| | | | cartilage in the joint. Cartilage is a |
| Blood vessels carry blood from heart to | | | | cushion like structure in a joint required |
| different organs of the body and back to | | | | for smooth movement of joints. Breakdown of |
| heart. The blood vessels have thick but | | | | cartilage in obesity results in joint pain |
| elastic walls for proper flow of blood. | | | | and stiffness and other features of |
| Decrease in elasticity of blood vessel wall | | | | osteoarthritis. |
| increases pressure on blood passing through | | | | |
| these vessels. Obesity decreases elasticity | | | | Gout: |
| of blood vessels causing increase in blood | | | | |
| pressure. | | | | A type of arthritis caused by the |
| | | | accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints. |
| Diabetes in obesity: | | | | Obesity is associated with increased |
| | | | accumulation of these solid crystal-like |
| Insulin is required for entry of carbohydrate | | | | masses in joints, which causes inflammation |
| into cells from the blood. The carbohydrate | | | | and pain. |
| in cell is utilized for energy production by | | | | |
| the cells. Excess deposition of fat in the | | | | Sleep apnea: |
| body causes insulin resistance, because of | | | | |
| which, insulin cannot perform its function | | | | Overweight and excess fat around neck causes |
| and sugar cannot enter into cells and remain | | | | narrowing of airways and leads to sleep |
| in blood. This leads to diabetes or high | | | | apnea. In sleep apnea, person snores heavily |
| blood sugar. High sugar in blood leads to | | | | and stops breathing for short periods, which |
| complications in various organs like kidney, | | | | results in frequent awakening at night. |
| eyes, blood vessel, and heart. | | | | |
| | | | Fatty liver disease: |
| Atherosclerosis or fatty deposits in blood | | | | |
| vessels: | | | | Obesity increases the risk of developing |
| | | | liver disease called fatty liver disease due |
| Obesity is associated with increase in levels | | | | to accumulation of fat in liver. |
| of bad cholesterol in blood. Increase | | | | |
| cholesterol in blood causes atherosclerosis | | | | Gallbladder disease and gallstones: |
| or deposition of cholesterol on the walls of | | | | |
| blood vessels. Atherosclerosis reduces the | | | | Obesity increases cholesterol deposition in |
| elasticity of blood vessels, narrows blood | | | | gall bladder, which can lead to formation of |
| vessels and decreases blood flow through | | | | gallstones. |
| these vessels. All these changes lead to | | | | |
| increased risk of heart disease and stroke. | | | | So, obesity can lead to a lot of health |
| | | | problems and other complications. For |
| Heart diseases: | | | | information on role of carbohydrate and |
| | | | management of obesity, please visit website. |
| Coronary arteries are the blood vessels that | | | | |
| supply blood to heart muscles. | | | | For details on role of nutrients in various |
| Atherosclerosis or fatty deposits in coronary | | | | diseases, please visit Diet for Disease and |
| arteries in obesity decreases blood supply to | | | | for information on management of obesity by |
| heart muscles. Decreased oxygen supply and | | | | blocking carbohydrate absorption, please |
| blood flow to heart can cause angina (chest | | | | visit |
| pain) and complete blockage of blood flow to | | | | |
| heart can cause heart attack. | | | | Carbohydrate in Obesity website. |
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