If you have diabetes your blood thickens which increases the risk of blood clots forming and when blood clots are present in your body you are a prime candidate for a stroke or heart attack.
As you can see being over-weight affects all aspects of your health. Your body is very resilient but when you burden it to a certain point it cannot function correctly and begins to break down. Once you get to that point, the point of your body failing under the stress of the extra weight, your organs begin to fail and your health begins to decline.
There was a medical trial to determine the long-term effects of excess weight on individuals. The study followed approximately 600 people over 14-years. The results of the study were that those people in the study who were considered overweight had a 34% increased chance of heart failure. The people who were considered obese were determined to have a 104% greater chance of experiencing heart failure. Those numbers are shocking and should provide the impetus for anyone to begin a weight loss program.
The simplest solution is to just lose the weight. For some reason we believe that not having that piece of chocolate cake is almost unbearable but that is the point at which we need to change our thinking. Is the piece of chocolate cake more important than your health? Is it more important than life?
The Difference Between Being Overweight And Obese.
So what is the difference between being overweight and being obese?
It is the BMI (Body Mass Index) that differentiates between the two whereby it is the weight above what is generally considered to be a healthy ideal weight for a specific height.
For example:
Adults whose BMI is between the range of 25 and 30 are considered to be overweight.
Adults whose BMI is greater than 30 are considered to be obese.
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