Risk Factors Associated
With Obesity
The cumulative effects of weight gain can put you at greater risk for diseases and conditions associated with obesity, such as heart disease and two other conditions that are being increasingly diagnosed: metabolic syndrome and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Other risks may include:
- High blood pressure.
- High LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.
- Low HDL (“good”) cholesterol.
- High triglycerides.
- High blood sugar.
- Family history of premature heart disease.
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Source: NIH
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