February 29th, 2008
High blood pressure tends to stress the heart and forces the heart to work harder than normal to force blood into the arteries against the higher pressure.
The medical studies have shown that those with BMI above 30 are two times more likely to develop high blood pressure than the average weight person.
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February 25th, 2008
Carrying the excessive weight not only affecting your apperance, it will also cause many health risks. One of the health risks caused by overweight is cancer.
In both men and wmen, the cancers that can be developed include colon, kidney and oesophagus cancer.
While in women, the risks of breast cancer, cervical, and ovarian is increased with the extra body fat and weight.
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February 21st, 2008
Many people might not realize the fact that gout is actually strongly related to obesity.
In fact, it is caused by the increased level of uric acid in the body and obesity is one of the known causes for gout.
From all the previous articles we can see that being overweight is nothing beneficial at all. Lose some weight today to reduce the potential health risks.
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February 18th, 2008
Heart disease caused by obesity is now one of the leading causes of death in Malaysia.
High cholesterol is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, when too much bad cholesterol is in the blood, it will lead to the clogging of cholesterol in our arteries.
The fatty deposit built up in our body can eventually result in a block in the blood vessel, and when this happens, it is known as heart attack. The clogging of blood causes the death of muscles. And when the disrupted blood flow damage our brain cells, stroke happens.
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February 15th, 2008
Now that we know obesity can lead to a series of problems, but, how do you know you are at risk of obesity? What are the symptoms that hint us the dangers?
1. When you have excessive body fat, it will cause you breathing difficulty due to the fact that the body fat and abdominal contents push against the lungs.
2. People who are obese often feel tired easily. Fatigue might prevent them from living an active life.
3. Obesity often causes low back pain since it places stress on bones and muscles.
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