Undoubtedly one of the most common problems among people is obesity, according to the “National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute” (NHLBI), in the United States. Obesity is a condition caused by the significant increase in the amount and size of fat cells in the body. This can be diagnosed through an examination by a specialist in the subject, which is based on measuring body mass and the entire area of the waist. The NHLBI emphasizes that obesity can lead to serious health problems, so it is necessary to know about the risks that obesity brings.
Well, there is evidence that obesity can cause other diseases such as urinary incontinence. According to the website of the Institute of Obesity (IOB) of Spain, overweight can be one of the causes of this disorder that involves involuntary loss of urine, for both women and men; since excess weight puts pressure on the pelvic area, causing weakness in the area, leading to urinary incontinence.
The IOB also says that obesity affects the bones. Due to excessive weight, obese people may suffer from arthritis. Also, a study conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital, showed that adolescents with obesity are prone to permanent bone damage and increased risk of fractures in the future.
Similarly, excess weight puts pressure on the tissues that connect the joints, which can cause inflammation of the tendons, injuring them and giving way to tendinitis, a terribly painful injury. It could also cause bursitis, inflammation of bursae, which are small pockets of synovial fluid found between some joints between the bones, tendons and muscles, which when swollen make it difficult to move between them, causing great pain and disability.
Another risk of obesity is the deterioration of foot health. The website of the Valencian Foot Institute, in Spain, claims that due to obesity the feet must support all the body weight, causing walking disability. The joints become inflamed after excessive effort to support the weight. Likewise, it causes the appearance of calluses due to the inadequate way of walking. People with obesity may also suffer from various pains in the ankles, inflammation on the back of the foot, deformations, circulatory problems in the feet, pain in the heels, among others.
Obesity deprives people from physical activities, so they have a low physical-mental performance, and it is difficult for them to perform any activity, even if it’s just bending over to pick up something that fell on the floor.
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If you suffer from obesity disorder, it is important that you lose weight as soon as possible by eating a healthy diet that favors the whole body, but especially the heart, since it is one of the most affected organs. Increase your level of physical activity. At least go for a walk and achieve a healthy weight, leaving behind all these risks.
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