Harmful Effects of Obesity
Some parents consider fatness as signs of health. This is especially true with kids. But facts speak for themselves: Regardless of age, too much fat is actually bad for a person’s health. Aside from the self-image problems that overweight kids and teens may have, they are also susceptible to heart diseases and other complicated illnesses, such as diabetes.
People who are overweight are thise who take in more calories than they can burn. These calories convert itself into fat, and thus causes a person to become overweight. Although there are some people who are on the heavy side, yet remains healthy, majority of those who do not follow their prescribed body weight are headed are not healthy, and are likely to have an onset of a variety of diseases.
Obesity runs in families. However, it is not impossible to manage one’s body weight as long as one eats the right kinds of food and follows a regular exercise routine.
More than being an issue of physical appearance, being overweight may also cause the following problems:
(1) Blount’s disease, (2) Arthritis, (3) Asthma, (4) Sleep Apnea, (5) High Blood, (6) High Cholesterol, (7) Insulin resistance and Diabetes and (8) Depression.
