Health Consequences of Being Overweight and Obese

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If you are overweight or obese, the risks for the following conditions increase:

• Coronary heart disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Cancers - endometrial (uterine), breast, colon
• Hypertension - high blood pressure
• Dyslipidemia - example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides
• Stroke
• Liver and Gallbladder disease
• Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
• Osteoarthritis - a degeneration of cartilage and its underlying bone within a joint
• Gynecological problems - abnormal menses, infertility

Overweight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or higher.
Obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or higher.

Check out your body mass index (BMI) using the calculator below:

Source from cdc.gov

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