The Dangers of Obesity

Obesity is a killer that can harm up to eighty percent of the population as the majority of adults and a growing amount of children within the population are considered to be obese. One of the major problems with obesity is the fact that the patient often will develop other conditions which are directly caused by the obesity. These disorders are often referred to as comorbidities. Common comorbidities that occur when a patient is obese are:

• Diabetes or high blood sugar
• High Cholesterol
• High Blood Pressure
• Joint and Muscle Problems

Many patients try to seek alternative methods of weight loss that include fad diets. These are not an effective weight loss tool and can lead to the patient becoming overwhelmed. It is important for these patients to realize that the only true way that weight loss can be achieved is through traditional diet and exercise. When the patient diets and regularly exercises they can lose weight at the rate of one to two pounds per week. At this healthy rate of weight loss the weight loss can often be permanent and lead to a healthy weight loss.

Aside the problems that have been discussed, a person increases their risk of developing stroke or heart attack as well as sleep apnea and other sleeping problems if they are obese. Losing weight can often decrease the chances of the patient developing these disorders.

A person is considered obese if they are fifteen percent over the amount of healthy weigh that the person is above over the healthy body weight that has been established through the healthy body mass index chart.