Health Effects of Obesity
- Arthritis
- Birth Defects
- Cancers
- Breast Cancer
- Cancers of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
- Colorectal Cancer
- Endometrial Cancer (EC)
- Renal Cell Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
- Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
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- Daytime Sleepiness
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Diabetes (Type 2)
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gout
- Heat Disorders
- Hypertension
- Impaired Immune Response
- Impaired Respiratory Function
- Infections Following Wounds
- Infertility
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- Liver Disease
- Low Back Pain
- Obstetric and Gynecologic Complications
- Pain
- Pancreatitis
- Sleep Apnea
- Stroke
- Surgical Complications
- Urinary Stress Incontinence
- Other
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Several other obesity-related conditions have been reported by various researchers, including:
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- Abdominal hernias
- Acanthosis nigricans
- Endocrine abnormalities
- Chronic hypoxia and hypercapnia
- Dermatological effects
- Depression
- Elephantiasis
- Gastroesophageal reflux
- Heel spurs
- Hirsutism
- Lower extremity edema
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- Mammegaly (causing considerable problems such as bra strap pain)
- Skin damage
- Cervical pain
- Chronic odors and infections in the skin fold under the breasts, etc.)
- Large anterior abdominal wall masses (abdominal panniculitis with frequent panniculitis
- Impeding walking
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- Causing frequent infections
- Odors
- Clothing difficulties
- Low back pain)
- Musculoskeletal disease
- Prostate cancer
- Pseudotumor cerebri (or benign intracranial hypertension)
- And sliding Hiatal hernia
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