CONSEQUENCES OF OBESITY

Obesity is one of the risk factors for many non-communicable and chronic diseases. However, some of the health consequences include;  hypertension (high blood pressure) due to a build-up of fat and other lipids around the heart and within the walls of blood vessels, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancers of the endometrium, breast and colon, stroke, liver and gall bladder diseases, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, osteoarthritis, dyslipidemia, gyneacological problems such as infertility, post-menopausal problems, economic and psychosocial consequences and premature death.