Back to the BMI chart we just talked about if you think about it and feeling you are at risk of obesity you should visit your doctor. Being obese causes you to have a higher risk of health problems than people who are just overweight. How many people in the US are overweight or …show more content…
First let’s talk about heart disease. Having a heart disease means “A structural or functional abnormality of the heart or of the blood vessels supplying the heart, which impairs its normal functioning” (medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com). Then there is a chance you will develop osteoarthritis which means “is the most common joint disorder, which is due to aging and wear and tear on a joint” (National Library of Medicine). You could also get cancer such as breast, colon, endometrium, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, gall bladder, thyroid, ovary, cervix and prostate. Wow! That’s a lot of different cancer! But it’s not over yet, you could also develop myeloma. Myeloma means “is cancer that starts in the plasma cells in bone marrow. Bone marrow is the soft, spongy tissue found inside most bones. It helps make blood cells” (National Library of Medicine). So you are probably thinking if being overweight or obese affects my health that much how can I prevent