what risks are associated with obesity?
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['type 2 diabetes.', 'high blood pressure.', 'high cholesterol and atherosclerosis (where fatty deposits narrow your arteries), which can lead to coronary heart disease and stroke.', 'asthma.']
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Overweight and obese adults with risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or high blood sugar can make lifestyle changes to lose weight and produce significant reductions in risk factors such as triglycerides, blood glucose, HbA1c and the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
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Obesity is the result of genetic, behavioral, environmental, physiological, social, and cultural factors that result in energy imbalance and promote excessive fat deposition.
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Obesity. Fast food can cause us a lot of bad diseases like obesity and high blood pressure. Being obese does not only lower our self-esteem, it can also increase risks of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, diabetes and some types of cancer.
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People who are overweight or obese often have health problems that may increase the risk for heart disease. These health problems include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.
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['Obesity.', 'Pregnancy.', 'Immobility (including prolonged inactivity, long trips by plane or car)', 'Smoking.', 'Oral contraceptives.', 'Certain cancers.', 'Trauma.', 'Certain surgeries.']
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Children who have obesity are more likely to have: High blood pressure and high cholesterol, which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Increased risk of impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes. Breathing problems, such as asthma and sleep apnea.
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Obesity affects every segment of the U.S. population. Obesity increases the risk of many chronic diseases in children and adults. The epidemic of obesity arose gradually over time, apparently from a small, consistent degree of positive energy balance.
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A nutritional issue that is closely related to overweight and obesity is disordered eating among adolescents. Weight-related disorders include obesity, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, anorexic/bulimic behaviors, dieting behaviors, and binge eating disorders.
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Causes of obesity Obesity is generally caused by eating too much and moving too little. If you consume high amounts of energy, particularly fat and sugars, but don't burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much of the surplus energy will be stored by the body as fat.
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The higher your BMI, the higher your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers.
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['Weight. The more fatty tissue you have, the more resistant your cells become to insulin.', 'Inactivity. The less active you are, the greater your risk. ... ', 'Family history. ... ', 'Race. ... ', 'Age. ... ', 'Gestational diabetes. ... ', 'Polycystic ovary syndrome. ... ', 'High blood pressure.']
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['Overweight/obesity: Being overweight puts you at a higher risk of developing diabetes. ... ', 'Physical inactivity: Along with being overweight and obese, physical inactivity ranks among the top modifiable risk factors for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.']
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Sugar increases the risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. While we all like to indulge once in a while, foods that quickly affect blood sugar contribute to a greater risk of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.
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Several epidemiologic studies have given strong evidence to the hypothesis that obesity is a risk factor for chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and venous thromboembolism (VTE). 1, 2, 3 Obesity can significantly affect the development of metabolic syndrome with a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors.
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['Overweight (not obese), if BMI is 25.0 to 29.9.', 'Class 1 (low-risk) obesity, if BMI is 30.0 to 34.9.', 'Class 2 (moderate-risk) obesity, if BMI is 35.0 to 39.9.', 'Class 3 (high-risk) obesity, if BMI is equal to or greater than 40.0.']
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Action on Sugar warns that as well as being “a major cause of obesity”, there is “increasing evidence that added sugar increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome and fatty liver”.