Obesity and Associated Health Disorders

Those who are overweight or obese, as opposed to those who are at a healthy weight, are more likely to develop a variety of significant illnesses and medical disorders.

These consist of:

1.Total number of deaths (mortality).

2. Blood pressure problems (hypertension).

3.High levels of triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, or high LDL cholesterol (dyslipidaemia).

4.Type 2 diabetes.

5.coronary artery diseases

6.Stroke.

7.Gallbladder Diseases

8.Osteoarthritis (a breakdown of cartilage and bone within a joint).

9.Breathlessness and sleep apnea.

• A variety of cancers.

• Poor living quality.

• Mental illness including clinical depression, anxiety, and others

• Body pain and difficulty with physical functioning.

Body mass index (BMI) of 25 or more is regarded as overweight. A BMI of 30 or above indicates obesity. Check out the BMI calculators for persons aged 2 to 19 as well as those for those who are 20 years of age or over.