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Obesity and high BMIs (height to weight ratio) are associated with increased risk of Diabetes, high blood pressure, some cancers and heart problems.

The extra load imposed by obesity on liver, kidneys, endocrine system and the cardiovascular system can lead to many and diverse disorders of middle to high importance.

u can get a heart attack

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  • Coronary Heart disease
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Dyslipidemia (for 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)
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  • Coronary heart disease
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • Dyslipidemia (for 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)
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12y ago

It can cause cancer for sure, but other than that the main diseases people get from being overweight come from a weak immune system. Other problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes can be health issues but they may not necessarily be diseases.

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14y ago

heart attacks can occur

You could get a heart attack or stroke, or diabetes, or atherosclerosis (aka shrinked arteries), or hypertension (aka high blood pressure). There could be others too that I don't even know of.

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16y ago

heart disease diabetes cancer stroke Obesity causes Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes Mellitus type2, sleep apnea and Osteoarthritis

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12y ago

heart complications, diabetes, stroke,heart attack,cancer and many others.

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