Obesity and its cure

Obesity is spreading at a rapid pace all over the globe and the day is not far when it may become a global epidemic. The dramatic increase of this disease is occurring in both children and adults. Obesity is a serious problem and does not come alone. It indicates the arrival of a host of other side effects among obese people such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, stroke, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, breathing disorders including obstructive sleep apnoea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome, osteoarthritis, gallstone formation and the list is endless. A list of side effects in women due to obesity includes increased infertility, a higher risk of obstetric complications, which strongly relate to the polycystic ovarian syndrome. Some recent evidence from epidemiologic studies also adds to this list with diseases like postmenopausal breast cancer, and cancers of the colon, endometrium, and pancreas.

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