Overweight and Obesity
Health Consequences
Overweight and Obese individuals are at increased risk for the
following:
- High blood pressure, hypertension
- High blood cholesterol, dyslipidemia
- Type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes
- Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Coronary heart disease
- Angina pectoris
- Congestive heart failure
- Stroke
- Gallstones
- Cholecystitis and cholelithiasis
- Gout
- Osteoarthritis
- Obstructive sleep apnea and respiratory problems
- Some types of cancer (such as endometrial, breast, prostate, and
colon)
- Complications of pregnancy
- Poor female reproductive health (such as menstrual irregularities,
infertility, irregular ovulation)
- Bladder control problems (such as stress incontinence)
- Uric acid nephrolithiasis
- Psychological disorders (such as depression, eating disorders,
distorted body image, and low self esteem)
Reference
Stunkard AJ, Wadden TA. (Editors) Obesity: theory and therapy,
Second Edition. New York: Raven Press, 1993.
National Institutes of Health. Clinical guidelines on the
identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in
adults. Bethesda, Maryland: Department of Health and Human
Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, 1998.
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