Obesity and Its Risks For Your Health
Obesity is a condition that afflicts people. It leads to many other health conditions that can be debilitating or deadly. In other words, the health problems associated with obesity are numerous and nothing to sneeze at. Take this into consideration. Someone who is overweight by 40% is two times more likely to die than someone who is of an average weight. Because obesity is known to increase the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
The experts say that anyone overweight by 20% of their healthy bodyweight should lose some weight. If they don't then there are some risk factors to consider:
• Heart disease and stroke. Both of these can be deadly and lead to heart attack or a stroke that can leave a person in a vegetative state.
• High blood pressure, which can also lead to stroke and other health problems. One day society will wake up and understand that having the proper levels of proper blood pressure and cholesterol because you are healthy is far different than drugging your body so numbers look better on paper.
• Diabetes, which can lead to other health issues. Some people have lost legs, feet, and other extremities because of diabetes.
• Different forms of cancer can come about. There is not one known form of cancer that is specific to obese individuals because an obese individual becomes more susceptible to any form of cancer.
• Gallbladder disease, gall stones, and kidney stones. These are painful conditions that can lead to other problems.
• Gout, which is a painful condition that no one really wants.
• Osteoarthritis can restrict a person's movement even more than they are already restricted being obese. It is also very painful and debilitating.
• Breathing issues such as sleep apnea. A person with sleep apnea stops breathing for short periods in their sleep. Some have been found to stop breathing completely.
• Blood clots are common in those who are obese. These blood clots form in the legs. They can eventually move to other places of the body such as the lungs, which results in a pulmonary embolism.
• Another sock news about obesity’s risk, it increases the risk someone will develop Alzheimer's, which is a condition that no one wants to ever have to deal with.
A new study shows that obese individuals have a 40% increased risk for dementia and an 80% increased risk for Alzheimer's. Significant mental decline affects 10% of the elderly population and rates of Alzheimer's are up 20% - consistent with the increase in obesity. There is no reason this has to happen.
And regardless of the drugs, obesity itself accelerates cognitive decline for a number of reasons:
1) Leptin does not enter the brain readily, and leptin acts as a primary antioxidant in the brain protecting against excitotoxic damage.
2) The poor energy level associated with obesity means there is less overall energy (ATP) and your brain runs on ATP.
3) The energy required to form acetylcholine for memory is lacking.
4) Fluctuating blood sugar levels, especially power outages in the afternoon, cause low-energy brain states that are highly stressful.
5) The inflammation coming from extra pounds of fat is quite stressful to your nervous system.
6) Due to all these factors overweight people have less tolerance for stress in general, meaning accelerated nervous system wear and tear from day to day demands and pressures.
Living a long life with the quality of your health requires that you maintain optimal body weight. Well, if you are lucky enough to escape from all those problems and obesity’s risks that I did mention above, then you may have to struggle with a rapidly declining brain.
Isn't it a lot easier to just eat well, be healthy, and stay fit? Cause I’m sure you don’t want to wake up in the morning and find out yourself trap and being suffer with all this fat around which could kill you anytime without giving you any warning (well im not trying to scare you, but this is the facts about obesity).
So, just care yourself and try to stay in healthy lifestyle and enjoy the quality of this life. :)
The experts say that anyone overweight by 20% of their healthy bodyweight should lose some weight. If they don't then there are some risk factors to consider:
• Heart disease and stroke. Both of these can be deadly and lead to heart attack or a stroke that can leave a person in a vegetative state.
• High blood pressure, which can also lead to stroke and other health problems. One day society will wake up and understand that having the proper levels of proper blood pressure and cholesterol because you are healthy is far different than drugging your body so numbers look better on paper.
• Diabetes, which can lead to other health issues. Some people have lost legs, feet, and other extremities because of diabetes.
• Different forms of cancer can come about. There is not one known form of cancer that is specific to obese individuals because an obese individual becomes more susceptible to any form of cancer.
• Gallbladder disease, gall stones, and kidney stones. These are painful conditions that can lead to other problems.
• Gout, which is a painful condition that no one really wants.
• Osteoarthritis can restrict a person's movement even more than they are already restricted being obese. It is also very painful and debilitating.
• Breathing issues such as sleep apnea. A person with sleep apnea stops breathing for short periods in their sleep. Some have been found to stop breathing completely.
• Blood clots are common in those who are obese. These blood clots form in the legs. They can eventually move to other places of the body such as the lungs, which results in a pulmonary embolism.
• Another sock news about obesity’s risk, it increases the risk someone will develop Alzheimer's, which is a condition that no one wants to ever have to deal with.
A new study shows that obese individuals have a 40% increased risk for dementia and an 80% increased risk for Alzheimer's. Significant mental decline affects 10% of the elderly population and rates of Alzheimer's are up 20% - consistent with the increase in obesity. There is no reason this has to happen.
And regardless of the drugs, obesity itself accelerates cognitive decline for a number of reasons:
1) Leptin does not enter the brain readily, and leptin acts as a primary antioxidant in the brain protecting against excitotoxic damage.
2) The poor energy level associated with obesity means there is less overall energy (ATP) and your brain runs on ATP.
3) The energy required to form acetylcholine for memory is lacking.
4) Fluctuating blood sugar levels, especially power outages in the afternoon, cause low-energy brain states that are highly stressful.
5) The inflammation coming from extra pounds of fat is quite stressful to your nervous system.
6) Due to all these factors overweight people have less tolerance for stress in general, meaning accelerated nervous system wear and tear from day to day demands and pressures.
Living a long life with the quality of your health requires that you maintain optimal body weight. Well, if you are lucky enough to escape from all those problems and obesity’s risks that I did mention above, then you may have to struggle with a rapidly declining brain.
Isn't it a lot easier to just eat well, be healthy, and stay fit? Cause I’m sure you don’t want to wake up in the morning and find out yourself trap and being suffer with all this fat around which could kill you anytime without giving you any warning (well im not trying to scare you, but this is the facts about obesity).
So, just care yourself and try to stay in healthy lifestyle and enjoy the quality of this life. :)
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