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Heart Disease And Strokes :

Heart disease and strokes are the major cause of death and disability for people in the U.S. People that are overweight are twice as likely to have a high blood pressure, which is a major risk for heart disease and strokes, then people that are not overweight. Extremely high blood levels of cholesterol can also lead them to heart disease and pretty often they are linked to being overweight. Overweight contribuites to chest pains because of decreased oxygen to the heart, Sudden Death from heart disease or from a stroke without any signs or symptoms.

The good news is if you lose a small amount of weight you can reduce your chances of developing heart disease or a stroke.

Diabetes:

Type 2 Diabetes reduces your body's ability to control your blood sugar. It is a large cause of early death, heart disease, stroke, along with blindness. Overweight people are more then twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes compared to the normal weight people. You can reduce your rish of developing type2 diabetes by losing weight and exercising more. If you do have type 2 diabetes you can maintain your blood sugar levels through losing weight and becoming more physically active. Also, if you have type two diabetes physical activity can also allow you to reduce the amount of mediction you need.

Cancer:

There are several types of cancer which are associated with being overweight. For women these include cancer of the uterus, gallbladder, cervix, ovary, breast, and colon. For overweight men are at higher risk for developing coloerctal cancer and prostate cancer. For some types of cancer such as colon or breast, it is not clear if the increased risk is due to the extra weight or to a high-fat, high-calorie diet.

Sleep Apena:

Sleep apena is a serious breathing condition that is associated with overweight people. Sleep apeana can cause a person to snore heavily and to stop breathing for short periods during sleep. This may cause somepeople daytime sleepiness or even heart failure. The risk with sleep apena increases as your body weight increases. Weight loss usally helps stop sleep apena.

Osteoarthritis:

Osteoarthitis is a common joint condition in which effects the knee, hip, and lower back joints most often. Carrying extra pounds places extra pressure of these joints and this wears away the cartilage that normally protects them. Weight loss Can decresase the pain on the knees, hips, and lower back and may improve the symptoms from osteoarthitis.