Extreme obesity causes several health complications. The effects are seen in the metabolic activities, mechanical and physiological activities as well. Almost all parts and organs of the body are affected in one way or the other. Obesity also leads to opportunistic diseases and complications. Here are few effects of obesity which maybe threatening but it is true.

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Effects of Obesity 1: Depression/stress

Obese people have several psychological problems to deal with. Failure of the attempted weight loss plans and diets make them highly sensitive or insensitive to several issues. Refusal of acceptance among friends and peer groups makes it even worse.

Effects of Obesity 2: Social Impacts

Obese people might not stick to their job very much. Their complications could be a problem while prejudice could be another problem. On the other hand people have a strong feeling that obese people are incapable and lack of self-control.

Effects of Obesity 3: Short life

The life of an obese person is shortened naturally. This might not be purely attributed to obesity perhaps the opportunistic diseases and complications might shorten the life of obese people. The earlier a person becomes obese, the more he or she is increasing his/her risk of shortening life. This could also be due to the depression or stress of being or feeling fat.

Effects of Obesity 4: Increase Cholesterol Levels

Obese people are prone to higher levels of cholesterol. As the aging happens the connection between cholesterol levels and weight becomes even stronger.

Effects of Obesity 5: Cardiac Problems

Higher levels of fat found in obese patients are the very reason of sudden cardiac arrests. Obese people have 6 times the higher risk of getting cardiac arrest. Fat keeps depositing in the veins that flow blood to the heart. At a point where the flow gets highly restricted, the patient gets chest pain and it could get any severe depending on the blockage.

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Effects of Obesity 6: Asthma

It is a chronic condition where the flow of air in the respiratory tract will get disorganized. There could be reversal of flow or various disturbances or there could be chest tightening which will make it difficult for the patient to inhale or exhale.

Effects of Obesity 7: Bronchitis

This is just an advancement of asthma where the tract between trachea and lungs get infected or inflamed. This is also a chronic breathing problem.

Effects of Obesity 8: Respiratory Insufficiency

This is a condition in which inhalation and exhalation becomes a problem. The patient can’t inhale sufficient oxygen neither can he/she exhale sufficient carbon dioxide. Therefore it would be difficult to enough oxygen to be carried to all the cells of the body.

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Effects of Obesity 9: Diabetes Mellitus

Overweight people are 40 times more exposed to the risk of diabetes mellitus. Even pathetic is that it is very difficult to lose weight after afflicting diabetes. The reason is that patients have to take care of their hormones as well while trying to curb weight. Both weight loss attempts and diabetes treatments are mostly contradicting.

Effects of Obesity 10: Sleep Apnea

It is a condition where the patient has abnormal breathing pauses. The pauses could be abnormally low and each pause could extend from few seconds to a minute and this cycle could repeat several times during the sleep.

Effects of Obesity 11: Urinary Incontinence

This is a condition where the patient releases urine without his/her knowledge. This condition can be kept under control; however people who are obese might have to put in more effort to keep it under control.

Effects of Obesity 12: Heartburn

It is a condition where the patient gets a searing sensation in the esophagus (food pipe) which might extend until jaw. This might lead to the gastroesophageal disease if it continues to appear often.

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Effects of Obesity 13: Venous Ulcers

Malfunctioning of the veins causes this disease. This is predominant in lower part of the body. It might lead to chronic pains.

Effects of Obesity 14: Gallbladder Disorder

This could be an opportunistic complication as people who are obese do a lot of dieting and develop this disorder.

Effects of Obesity 15: Degenerative disc disease

It is a disease in the lumbar region (colloquially called lower back pain). The pain is tolerable in most cases.

Effects of Obesity 16: Degenerative arthritis

Bones and joints of the lower back start to become weak and erode minerals as it has to withstand a lot of weight.

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