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Medical Hazards of Obesity
October 01 1993
October 01 1993
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Abstract
The medical hazards of obesity are discussed. Risks include insulin resistance, diabetes
mellitus, hypertriglyceridemia, decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol,
and increased levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Obesity is also associated
with gallbladder disease and some forms of cancer as well as sleep apnea, chronic
hypoxia and hypercapnia, and degenerative joint disease. Obesity is an independent
risk factor for death from coronary heart disease. A central distribution of body
fat enhances the risk for most of these conditions.
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