Health Consequences of Overweight & Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for many diseases and health conditions, including the following:

• Hypertension
• Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)*
• Type 2 diabetes
• Coronary heart disease
• Stroke
• Gallbladder disease
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
  [to which I add pulmonary hypertension ]
• Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)

* It is possible to have low cholesterol and triglycerides and still be obese. Believe me when I say that it doesn't make you healthy. Here is a quote from the NY Times: "Nothing fascinates the American public so much as the notion that what you eat rather than how much you eat affects your health."