| While many people don't think twice about all | | | | Danger #3 - Sleep Apnea - Sleep apnea is |
| those pounds that keep creeping up on them on | | | | another danger that those who are overweight |
| the scale, those extra pounds can really be having | | | | often encounter. Being overweight is a leading |
| a negative impact on your health. For many, it can | | | | cause of sleep apnea, and the more excess |
| actually be the difference between live and death, | | | | weight you carry, the more severe your sleep |
| because those who are overweight are far more | | | | apnea may be. |
| likely to develop health problems that can literally | | | | Danger #4 - Arthritis - People who are |
| put their life at risk. Even if you are a few pounds | | | | overweight are also more likely to develop |
| overweight, it is important that you understand all | | | | arthritis as well, especially osteoarthritis. The extra |
| the dangers that may enter your life when you | | | | weight that is carried by the body can add extra |
| are over your optimum weight. You have to | | | | pressure to the joints in the body, which can |
| understand that your health and your very life is | | | | wear away at the protective cartilage. |
| at risk. Once you understand the dangers, then | | | | Danger #5 - Heart Attack - Today being |
| you can start making changes in your life to get | | | | overweight is also a primary risk factor for heart |
| rid of the extra weight. | | | | attack as well. Being overweight can raise your |
| Danger #1 - Hypertension - One of the most | | | | bad cholesterol, raise your blood pressure, and |
| common dangers that people who are overweight | | | | bring on diabetes, which are all factors that can |
| face is hypertension. People who have too much | | | | cause heart attacks as well. |
| body fat tend to retain sodium in their body, | | | | Danger #6 - Cancer - Believe it or not, there are |
| which can increase the blood pressure. When you | | | | now links between being overweight and |
| have blood pressure that is too high, it can put | | | | developing cancer as well. Studies have also |
| extra pressure on the heart as well. | | | | shown that people that are heavier have lower |
| Danger #2 - Diabetes - Another danger that you | | | | survival rates when it comes to fighting cancer as |
| may deal with if you are overweight is diabetes. | | | | well. |
| The top cause of type 2 diabetes is obesity, so | | | | As you can see, there are many dangers of |
| the more overweight you are, the more at risk | | | | being overweight, and this is not even a |
| you are for having diabetes. When you have too | | | | comprehensive list of all the dangers out there. |
| much fat in your body, it can become resistant to | | | | Being overweight can truly be dangerous to your |
| the insulin in your body, which can lead on to | | | | health, which is why it is important that you start |
| diabetes. | | | | working to eliminate the problem today. |