Health risks associated with obesity

Coronary artery disease, hypertension

Hyperlipidemia

Type II diabetes mellitus

Asthma, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea

Gastroesophageal reflux, esophagitis

Fatty liver, cholelithiasis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), cirrhosis

Stress urinary incontinence

Venous stasis disease, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, superficial thrombophlebitis

Hernias (inguinal, ventral, umbilical, incisional)

Irregular menstruation, hirsutism, gynecomastia, infertility, polycystic ovary syndrome

Cancer (colon, prostate, uterine, breast)

Infection (cellulitis, panniculitis, postoperative wound infections)

Degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis

Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)

Clinical depression

Courtesy of Vivian Sanchez, MD and Edward Mun, MD.

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