Obesity till recently seen as a disease of developed countries. It is not a cosmetic concern. Obesity is ultimately life threatening. Many Health risks are due to obesity.

In the America, more than 3 Lac deaths are linked to obesity annually.In India, 120 million urban Indians are seriously obese. The Indian capital, New Delhi, is called as Obesity capital where 45% males and 55% females suffering from severe obesity.

According to World health organization, the Obesity epidemic is increasing faster in developing countries than in the developed world.

The prime cause for Obesity is Life style changes as a result of affluence and sedentary life style.
We are taking more food with high calories and not burning enough of it with exercise.

We know that fat is ugly, but many unaware that it is dangerous as well. Increased work hours and tremendous stress making it difficult for allocating time for exercise.

One out of ten urban Indian children is overweight. India is now under fat Tsunami. Obesity in the western countries is associated with poverty while in developing countries; it is the problem of rich. A stout person is always a laughing stock.

Health probelms in Obese persons:

Obesity leads to life threatening medical conditions.

1. Rise in Blood pressure: If body weight is increased by 1 kg, the heart has to pump the blood more blood. Heart needs to work harder unnecessarily. It leads to heart attack.

2. Stroke: Due to Obesity, The blood supply to the brain is suffered and in tern leads to their rupture. It causes paralysis due to loss of blood supply to that brain tissue.

3. Sleep Apnoea

4. Breathlessness

5. Heart Diseases: hardening of blood vessels due to bad cholesterol and reasons explained above.

6. Rise in Cholesterol levels due to more fat and calories in the obese persons.

7. Stones in the Gall bladder: Fat, females and >40 years are risk factors for Gall stones.

8. Type 2 Diabetes: Obesity increases risk for type 2 diabetes. It makes diabetics insulin resistant.

9. Large bowel cancers: Due to fat food intake
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10. Infertility: Especially women who are obese are more prone to infertility.

11. Osteoarthritis: Bones become thinner and have to bear more weight. Joints are also affected.

12. Shape of the body: There is an increased cardio vascular disease in men with waist measuring more than 101 cm. (in women it is 89 cm). People whose belly is like apple fruit shape are at higher risk of heart diseases than pear shaped ones.

So, Obesity is not a cosmetic problem, it is a medical condition.

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