Health & Happiness
Excess weight can severely influence your health & happiness
Weight loss is the most powerful therapy we have available in medicine today. There is no other treatment that can make such a difference to so many health problems. There is no other therapy which improves people's quality of life. And, in particular, there is no other therapy that so clearly protects people from dying prematurely (Dr. Paul O'Brien, Center for Obesity Research and Education, Monash University).
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How can excess weight influence my health? According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health, the following medical conditions are associated with or complicated by unhealthy weight:
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heart disease (coronary heart disease (CHD))
diabetes – type 2
cancer (breast, colorectal, endometrial, kidney)
high blood pressure (hypertension)
infertility
high cholesterol
respiratory disorders (asthma)
sleep disorders (sleep apnea)
psychological disorders (depression)
chronic pain (back pain)
osteoarthritis
stroke
premature mortality
(years of potential life lost (YPLL))
(years of potential life lost (YPLL))
