Hazards of obesity|Health hazards of obesity

Health hazards of obesity

(People in our country are still not fully aware of the hazards associated with obesity.  Detailed information about these hazard is given here with a view to focusing attention on their dreadfulness)

No doctor has ever filled the ‘cause of death’ column in any death certificate with the remark ‘obesity’. 

Diseases like heart attack, diabetes, cancer, renal disorder or haemorrhage are generally the causes of a fat person’s death. 

Obesity, though not directly responsible for causing death, certainly causes many such dangerous diseases which in turn cause premature passing away of person in the Hazards of obesity.

This nexus between obesity and various grave diseases has been conclusively established through extensive research and numerous experiments. 

The following details clearly indicate how obesity affects different organs and systems of the human body in the Hazards of obesity.

Muscles: Muscles of a fat person are soft and weak.  Generally even when a person is not engaged in any physical activity, some of the fibers of his muscles are in a contracted state. 

Such a slightly contracted state of the muscle is called the ‘muscle tone’.  It is due to this ‘muscle tone’ that we are able to translate instantly our thoughts into action.  In case of obese persons, this muscle tone is very weak. 

Besides this, in the case of an obese person, the co-ordination between muscles and the nervous system is also inadequate. 

Consequently, they (fat persons) are slow in their reflex actions. As a result of this, they are more prone to injuries and accidents. 

It is a matter of common experience that plump babies tumble down more frequently in the Diabetes and obesity .

A fat person consumes more energy for doing any physical work.  This affects his efficiency. 

You can well imagine how much energy a fat person has to spend in order to carry the load of two heavy suitcases in the form of his heavy buttocks and his pot-belly weighing 10 to 12 kg!  It is no wonder that a fat person gets breathless after the slightest physical exertion. 

Therefore fat persons are generally found to be lazy or inactive in the Diabetes and obesity .

If the muscles are loose and weak, they cannot support the internal organs of the body and therefore they (i.e. the organs) do not remain secure in their proper positions and easily get displaced. 

Therefore obese persons often become victims of different types of hernia.

Joints and bones: Fat persons complain of severe pain in the feet or soles which are crushed under the weight of their heavy bodies.  Fat persons also suffer from flat feet.

Similarly, weight-bearing joints like the ankles, hips and the spinal cord are also strained constantly on account of the heavy weight they have to carry. 

Consequently, fat persons are susceptible to degenerative diseases like osteoarthritis 1.2 at a very young age. 

Therefore persons who complain of constant pain in the knees are advised to reduce weight.

All the joints of the body are surrounded by muscles.  Muscles lend support to the joints.

As the muscles of a fat person are weak, their joints are not adequately supported.  This is the main reason why fat persons often complain of chronic backache.

Besides this, the joints of a fat person are stiff and therefore, their bodies are less flexible and they cannot bend their bodies easily.