OBESITY-ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS

• Progressive and general organism deterioration.

• A morbidly obese body will always manifest a typical metabolic syndrome which involves an increase of cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose in the blood.

• Metabolic alterations are associated with an increased oxidation and accelerated cellular ageing which can impact the arteries in the form of hypertension and increased risk of cerebral thrombosis (CVA or stroke).

• When these diseases come up, they are only the “tip of the iceberg” and they represent a deteriorated organism that starts to fail.

• Detailed obesity-associated complications:

1. Breathing difficulties: Respiratory failure, sleep apnea (Pickwick syndrome)
   
   
2. Cardiovascular complications: Angina pectoris and myocardial infarction, heart failure, varicose veins.
   
   
3. Metabolic complications: Diabetes Mellitus type II, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia (hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia), Hyperuricemia.
   
   
4. Nephritic and urinary complication: Nephritic syndrome, Urinary incontinence.
   
   
5. Digestive complications: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, gallstones (choleliths).
   
   
6. Sexual complications: amenorrhea, hyper amenorrhea, infertility, pre-eclampsia.
   
   
7. Infection complications: necrotizing pancreatitis, skin necrotizing infection.
   
   
8. Joint complications: Osteoarthritis.
   
   
9. Neurological complications: “Pseudotumor Cerebri”.
   
   
10. Oncological complications: Higher risk of colon, kidney, prostate, endometrium and breast cancer.
    
    
11. Psychological complications: Less employment offers, employment discrimination, psychosis and anxiety disorder.