Overweight Are Prone to Heart Attack At An Earlier Age

Heavier person, obsese or overweight are more prone to heart attacks. Most heart attack occur as a result of coronary artery disease (CAD). CAD is the build up over time of a material called plaque on the inner walls of the coronary arteries. Eventually, a section of plaque can break open, causing a blood clot to form at the site. A heart attack occurs if the clot becomes large enough to cut off most or all of the blood flow through the artery. Because of the too much fat in the veins, overweight and obese people are more prone to it.

A study shows that the more you gain weight, the chances of getting this kind of disease is also increasing. Many cardiologist and several institutions study different data on more that 111,000 people who had heart attack.

They are also prone to diseases such as diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure."It gets very biochemical and very molecular." A simple explanation is that caloric restriction activates an enzyme that prevents fat from being deposited in heart cells.

Another study has a result that the provided evidence for the mechanism by which the obese people have taken comfort from the studies. There are also indication about the survival in the heart attack of the thin people.

"The heart functions better with caloric restriction."


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Overweight and Diseases

Being obese or overweight has a lot of social stigma associated with it. It directly affects your physical appearance as well as your self-confidence and self esteem. But aside from that, there are a lot of diseases that are associated with being overweight or obese.

Scientific Laboratory for Food Intolerance, recently published 20 diseases that can be attributed to obesity. Here are some of them:

* Diabetes - pancreas malfunctions which lead to limited productivity or no productivity of insulin in our bodies.

* Cancer

* Congestive Heart Failure

* Enlarged Heard

* Pulmonary Embolism - or a blockage of an artery in our lungs.

* Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - multiple formation of cysts in the ovaries

* Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease

* Fatty Liver Disease

* Hernia

* Erectile Dysfunction

This just shows that it is still important to maintain not just a slim body but also a healthy and fit body. It will not only make you feel better about yourself but it will also help you have a healthy way of living.

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Consequences of Being Obese

Those who are on the heavier side are fighting against the stigma of being overweight. The consequences are seemingly endless. More often than not, it is more difficult to fight against the emotional and mental agony rather than the physical pains.

Social Stigma
Our society developed a high standard in terms of physical beauty. Obese and overweight experiences social discrimination and humiliation. Others poorly judge them based only on their physical appearance. They are often regarded to as lazy, and self-indulgent. This makes it more difficult to establish social and personal relationship with others.

Self Confidence
And because society misjudge and discriminate them, overweight and obese have very low self-esteem and self -confidence. At times, their number one critique are themselves.

Obese and overweight are struggling to overcome the social stigma. Rebecca Puhl, PhD, a Yale University research scientist said that "We need to challenge weight-based stereotypes and recognize the difficulties that obese persons face and act with compassion instead of with contempt,"

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