How Does Your Body Weight Affect Your Health?
Obesity is defined as the accumulation of excessive fat to the extent that it presents a risk to health. It is now well established that obesity is a chronic progressive condition that can cause or exacerbate many other co-morbid diseases and have an adverse effect on every part of the human body, says Dr Aparna Govil Bhasker, Consultant Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Saifee, Apollo Spectra, Namaha and Currae Hospital, Mumbai, India. She tells that the effects of obesity can be categorised as…
Metabolic Effects: It has been proven beyond doubt that obesity is associated with “metabolic syndrome” and is closely linked to the development of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and dyslipidaemia (cholesterol related issues). This in turn predisposes them to a higher risk of heart disease and also all the other complications associated with diabetes and hypertension. These include chronic kidney disease, eye diseases, neuropathy, stroke and so on. Patients with obesity also have a higher incidence of gout. Obesity is also linked to fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH) and is one of the common causes leading to cirrhosis of liver.
Excerpted from Femina
