Obesity
...h blood pressure, heart disease, strokes, high cholesterol, Breast Cancer in women, Gall disease, reflux Oesophagitis and its complications (the flowing of acid back up the gullet), Arthritis of the back, hip, knees and ankles, Diabetes and poore4r control of established diabetes, Polycystic ovary disease, abnormal levels of fat in blood, gout, sleep apnea (interrupting breathing while sleep syndrome) and reduced life expectancy overall. Many medical problems associated with obesity are silent; you may feel healthy and still have health problems that have not yet caused symptoms you notice. One example is obesity hypoventilation syndrome( Pickwickian syndrome), which is a group of symptoms that can accompany massive obesity. Massive obesity interferes with the movement of the chest wall and reduces the breathing. This results in a decreased ability to oxygeneate the blood. Affected individuals suffer from chronic hypoxia ( decreased blood oxygen). The Pickwickian syndrome is characterized by massive obesity, flushed face, frequent short episodes of irresistible sleep throughout the day, and disturbed sleep at night. These individuals are at risk for hypoxic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, and corpulmonale. PERSONAL REACTION I think Obesity is...