Health Risks of Obesity

It's pretty well known that obesity has a negative connotation. Unfortunately, people may not see the multiple risks that obesity can have on your health. The risks work hand in hand with how obese you are. The more obese, the greater the risk, and the more health complications you will face in your lifetime. The reason for the obesity problem in America is simple, the American people just don't understand, or know the health risks of their eating and exercise choices. Listed below are the different effects associated with obesity.

Obesity can cause cancer, diabetes, heart failure, and even death. The problem with obesity is that many don't see it as a problem, and often blow it off, and belittle their problem. Obesity can really affect a person's life. Even mild obesity can lead to cancer or diabetes, both of these illnesses are huge life impacts, and not only affect you, but also your family and friends. Liver disease, stroke risks, gallbladder disease, and breathing issues are all risks of obesity, and are all serious life changing complications.

Even pregnancy can be affected by obesity. Mother and child can both die during labor, simply from the mother's obesity. Obesity can immediately change the fate of a family, leaving a father and child without a mother, mother whose child died during birth, or even a father left without both a wife and child. Though obesity doesn't seem like an issue, it is one of the leading causes of death and life long illnesses, and can even destroy a family in a matter of minutes.

 Also, obesity is hereditary, meaning your children will have a larger chance of being over weight in their adult years, and each health risk is more prone to happen to them. Not only does obesity directly affect those who suffer from it, but it also affects the children. The life choices you make today; the food you eat, the way you exercise (or don't exercise), the weight you gain throughout your life... these will all affect your children!  Do you really want your children to suffer from cancer or heart failure from simply being obese for hereditary reasons? Think wisely about the health choices now, because they will inevitably affect your children, and even further generations down the road, and more importantly, they will affect you in the long run.

On the bright side, there are simple solutions to overcome obesity. The number one way to become healthier and lower your risk of obesity is exercise. Exercise is literally the easiest way to save your health, and it can even be fun. Instead of doing exercises that make you cringe and regret the idea of even working out, do something you like. For example, go to a dance class, play a sport you enjoy, or even get a group of your friends together to walk around the neighborhood. Another major way to avoid and beat obesity, is to watch what you eat. Cut out the junk food, eat smaller portions and over all, just eat healthier foods for your body. Keep in mind that obesity has many damaging effects to your body, and the bodies of generations to come. Take control of your obesity. Don't let obesity beat you, and keep working for a healthier body.