How Obesity Affects Your Health- Weight Loss Management Center in Longmeadow, MA

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Are keeping an eye on the things that you eat and drink? In our busy day to day lives, we don’t always know the types of things we are putting into our bodies and often aren’t getting the key nutrients that we need. Not having the proper nutrients, vitamins and minerals in your body can lead to various health problems and in many cases, issues with obesity.

With the convenience of modern day technology, many people find it more difficult to remain active in their daily lives and make unhealthier lifestyle choices. This eventually leads to a less healthy, less overall happy life, but you can make a change with the proper plan and support. Studies show that more than 1/3 of North Americans are suffering from obesity, and this is not going to stop unless a change is mad, but what exactly are the effects on your body when you are overweight and in poor health because of it?

Here are some of the various health risks that can occur due to severe obesity:

1. Osteoarthritis:

Osteoarthritis is an issue many people suffer from that results in severe pain that occurs in the knees, hips, lower back, lower neck and finger joints. A person suffering from Osteoarthritis has difficulty moving those joints that ache. The heavier a person weighs, the more severe this pain can become and losing any extra or unwanted weight will ease the burden on the joints, hips and lower back, making the pain much easier to manage.

2. Obstructive Sleep Apnea:

Sleep Apnea is very common in people who are overweight and the results in a person’s airway becoming blocked or obstructed during sleep, resulting in pauses in breathing or shallow breathing. The effects of long-term untreated sleep apnea include excessive tiredness and can lead to minor or even severe driving accidents due to loss of sleep, high Blood Pressure, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, heart failure or arrhythmias. Reducing your weight can benefit your sleep in many ways, don’t let it get to that point!

3. Heart Disease & Stroke:

Heart disease and strokes are some of the leading causes of death in the country. People suffering from obesity often have high Blood pressure and high cholesterol levels, making is much more likely to suffer from one of these issues, if not both. It is a proven fact that people with both high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels are much more prone to heart disease and/or a stroke. Losing weight reduces these chances of this occurring and can lead to a longer and healthier life!

4. High Blood Pressure:

Being overweight or obese often leads to high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, which is the amount of force that blood is pushing against the blood vessel walls. Increased blood pressure causes the heart to work harder while pumping blood through the arteries. This causes a hardening of the arteries, often resulting in heart failure or kidney disease. Reducing your salt intake is a simple, easy and effective way to reduce your high blood pressure, while also working to lose weight.

5. Diabetes:

Diabetes is characterized by elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels; the result of which includes the body’s inability to produce and use insulin properly. Some of the effects of diabetes include extreme tiredness, blurry vision, and bruises or cuts that take a long time to heal. Diabetes can result in loss of vision and even limbs in very severe cases. Regular exercise, a healthy diet, and adequate sleep will help you reduce the risk of developing diabetes, as it much more common in occurring in adults who suffer from weight issues.

6. Gallbladder Disease & Gallstones:

Gallstones are a very painful condition that occurs when cholesterol, bile salts and calcium form hard particles in the gallbladder in an almost stone-like appearance. Gallstones are the single most common issue that overweight or obese people suffer from. Another issue that arises from these issues with the gallbladder is cholecystitis, an inflammation of the gallbladder that if untreated causes fever, vomiting, and even jaundice. Eating a high fat or high cholesterol diet exacerbates gallbladder conditions in almost every case. While working to lose weight, maintaining a healthy diet and avoiding excess quantities of red meat and cholesterol loaded foods will go a long way to reducing your risk of gallbladder diseases.

If you want to reduce your risk of serious health problems like these, then losing excess weight and maintaining a healthy weight throughout the rest of your life is what needs to be done. New England Fat Loss might be the answer for you, with individual metabolic weight loss programs, it could mean the end to your problems with your weight.