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Obesity – Click Here

What’s the difference between obesity and being overweight? In principal, being obese can mean people are carrying too much body fat, being overweight can be classed simply as, people weigh too much.

All of this will be explained in greater detail, plus how being overweight or obese can cause high blood pressure.

This section will also cover the many conditions that are caused by being overweight or obese, these include:

• Sleep Apnoea (This subject is also covered in section 35 (Sleep)
• Asthma
• Diabetes
• Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Metabolic Arthritis (Gout)
• Kidney Disease

In turn, many conditions listed above can also influence high blood pressure. This section will explain information on obesity and being overweight and suggestions how these conditions can be managed.