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Obesity and Infertility

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Excess weight is connected to many adverse health consequences including heart disease, diabetes, back and joint problems, and many other conditions. But now there is growing understanding that it moreover affects fertility. Obesity affects the hormonal balance When the Body Mass Index goes into the obese category (BMI of 30 and above), hormonal changes may happen in the body. Menstrual cycle is controlled by a fine hormonal balance. Obese and overweight women have higher levels of a hormone known as leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue. This can disrupt the hormone balance and lead to diminished fertility. The amount and distribution of body fat influence the menstrual cycle through a run of hormonal mechanisms. The more abdominal fat and the more excess weight, the more prominent the risk of fertility difficulties. Obesity also leads to insulin resistance The hormonal imbalance that comes with obesity frequently leads to insulin resistance. That is a major haza

Obesity tied to Arthritis

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Obesity affects the body in numerous ways, both how it functions and how it feels. Over time, the strain that overweight places on the body can result in issues like joint pain and arthritis. In the long run, wear and tear on the joints ended up so critical that hips and knees may need to be replaced. Osteoarthritis, OA, is the foremost common type of arthritis. It is outlined by the breakdown of cartilage – the connective tissue that covers the ends of bones at joints. Age, foremost, injury, heredity and lifestyle factors all influence the risk of OA. OA includes a consistent interface to obesity: The more the weight added on the joints, the more the joints get stressed and the more likely it will wear down and be damaged. Not just the extra weight on joints that’s causing harm. The fat itself is dynamic tissue that makes and releases chemicals, numerous of which advance inflammation. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system assau

Obesity increases the risk of cancer?

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Obese individuals frequently have chronic low-level inflammation, which can, cause DNA damage that may leads to cancer. Obese individuals and overweight are more likely to have conditions that are hazard factors for certain cancers and that cause chronic local inflammation. For example, Obesity may be a risk factor for gallstones, and presence of gallstones is a strong risk factor for gallbladder cancer . Obese individuals regularly have expanded blood levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). (This condition is known as hyperinsulinemia ). High levels of IGF-1 and insulin may advance the improvement of colon, prostate, endometrial and kidney cancers. Fat cells deliver adipokines, hormones that will fortify or repress cell development. In some cases, the level of leptin, which seems to advance cell proliferation, within the blood will increase with increasing body fat. And adiponectin—which is less copious in obese individuals may have antiproliferative effects.