The Health Effects

Beyond having a direct impact on the quality of your life and the fulfillment of your personal hopes and dreams, obesity is also: a chronic problem, costly, often genetically-related, possibly fatal, and a can be brought on by numerous factors.

Obesity slowly and painfully drains the quality of life from its victim and decreases life expectancy. In adulthood, obesity decreases life expectancy on the average of seven years for both men and women. After smoking, obesity is the second leading cause of death—but it's preventable.

Obesity-Related Co-Morbidities (Health Problems)

  • Diabetes
  • Degenerative joint disease (DJD)
  • Hypertension
  • High total cholesterol
  • Respiratory disease
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Sleep apnea
  • Gallstones
  • Depression
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Menstrual irregularities
  • Stroke
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Urinary stress incontinence
  • Cancer
  • Asthma/pulmonary disorder
  • Amenorrhea
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease
  • Infertility
  • GERD
  • Dysmenorrhea