Are You Obese?
If you are obese, you face an elevated risk of developing conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and stroke.
If you are obese, you face an elevated risk of developing conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and stroke.
Want to lose weight and dieting hasn’t worked? You may be a good candidate for weight loss surgery through TBC
Over the last few decades, scientific research has found what is commonly referred to as “the fat gene.” People with certain differences in the FTO gene have a 20% to 30% higher chance of obesity, so if you have an FTO gene variation, does that mean you are fated to be fat? Not necessarily.
Obesity is at an all-time high. In the United States, about 42% of adults aged 20 and older are obese while 71.6% are overweight, according to the Harvard School of Public Health.
Many people who are obese often find they snore loudly, disturbing loved ones as they sleep and causing embarrassment. Snoring is more than just a nuisance and can indicate a serious medical condition called sleep apnea If you are obese and concerned about snoring, losing weight can stop snoring and improve your health.
As one of the leading worldwide health problems, obesity has been linked with a number of diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, and even dementia. Read more for causes.
Sleep apnea is a condition in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts while a patient sleeps. There are two primary types of sleep apnea: obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea.
It is no surprise that obesity has been connected with an increased risk of heart attack. However, a recent study at the University of Glasgow in Scotland showed that obesity may cause fatal heart attacks, in and of itself.
Over the years, obesity has been connected with an increased risk of many life-threatening diseases, including cancer.
Many obese and morbidly obese people suffer from Type 2 diabetes as well as several other co-morbid conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease and more. Research has shown that weight loss surgery can effectively treat diabetes as well as these other other obesity-related health problems.
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