What are the health risks associated with obesity?
The health risks associated with obesity are extensive: high blood pressure, coronary desease, diabetes, and certain kinds of cancer, to name a few. Also, the sheer strain of carrying around a lot of extra weight tends to wear out body systems more quickly. The most pressing health risk associated with obesity these days is diabetes, which has a number of associated health risks, including kidney damage, liver damage, neuropathy (where nerve endings begin to die), poor circulation in extremeties (sometimes leading to amputation), increased risk of coronary disease, and glaucoma (sometimes leading to blindness). A search at google.com on “obesity health risks” will turn up many websites with more in-depth material.
