Cause and effect

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The Effects of Obesity

Obesity is a condition where the fat layer accumulates in the body to a point where it becomes a health risk.  The human body can afford to accumulate a little extra fat but when the fat accumulation exceeds the minimum extent, it interferes with the general health issues and becomes a cause of great concern. According to the National Institutes of Health, 60% of American adults are overweight and 35% are considered obese, while about 25% of American children are overweight or obese. Obesity occurs when people cannot control their food and always consuming a grease food or food that have high sugar-content. It can make body fat. Therefore, people have to know the several effects of obesity.

People who have body fat will often get risk of illness like high blood pressure. It is the first effect of obesity. Additional fat tissue in the body needs oxygen and nutrients in order to live, which requires the blood vessels to circulate more blood to the fat tissue. This increases the workload of the heart because it must pump more blood through additional blood vessels. More circulating blood also means more pressure on the artery walls. Higher pressure on the artery walls increases the blood pressure. In addition, extra weight can raise the heart rate and reduce the body's ability to transport blood through the vessels.

The second effect is sleep apnea or respiratory problem. This effect can appear because people who have body’s fat may be rarely to doing exercise. Sleep apnea, which causes people to stop breathing for brief periods, interrupts sleep throughout the night and causes sleepiness during the day. It also causes heavy snoring. Respiratory problems associated with obesity occur when added weight of the chest wall squeezes the lungs and causes restricted breathing. Sleep apnea is also associated with high blood pressure.

The last effect is about social effect. In society, when people are fat, they feel uncomfortable, shy and feel some other people keep away from them. People will try to be thin with anything way like doing diet. Other people also think that someone who is overweight or obese frequently suffer disadvantages. Overweight and obese people are often blamed for their condition and may be considered lazy or weak-willed. It is not uncommon for overweight or obese conditions to result in people having lower incomes or having fewer or no romantic relationships. That opinion can influence mental and make people difficult to socialize in society.

The effects of obesity are very dangerous for health. It can cause some illnesses like high blood pressure that can reduce the body’s capability to transport blood and when you sleep, you can get respiratory problems because you are rarely to doing exercise. You can also feel shy in society if you have body’s fat. You feel uncomfort when other people look at you and it can influence mental. Therefore, start from now you should get a healthy life. You can manage it by eating healthy food and increasing physical activity.