What Are The Health Risks Of Being Overweight?
You may:
- Feel tired and lacking in energy
- Experience breathing problems (e.g. shortness of breath when moving around, or with sudden bursts of physical activity)
- Feel that you sweat a lot compared with other people
- Develop skin irritation
- Have difficulty sleeping
- Get complaints from your partner that you snore
- Experience back and joint pains which can affect your mobility
- Have hampered ability to control or manage chronic disorders
You may also have an increased risk of developing:
- Impaired glucose tolerance(pre-diabetes)
- Type 2 diabetes
- High cholesterol or triglyceride levels
- High blood pressure
- Cardiovascular disease
- Stroke
- Sleep apnoea (breathing patterns are disturbed while sleeping, due to excess weight around your chest, neck and airways)
- Fertility problems
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Complications in pregnancy (e.g. high blood pressure, diabetes, preterm labour, caesarean section)
- Stress intolerance (leaking urine when you laugh, cough, etc).
- Gallstones
- Heartburn or GORD
- Cancers (including colon, breast and uterus)
- Gout
- Fatty liver
- Chronic kidney disease
- Erectile dysfunction
- Osteoarthritis
- Asthma
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Many people can also develop psychological problems:
- Low self-esteem
- Poor self-image
- Low confidence
- Feelings of isolation
- Depression
- Relationships problems with family members/friends
