| In a world where media and societal mores
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| | Immobility plays a large
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| hold beauty and fitness to high
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| | factor.StrokeObesity is often associated
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| standards, an overweight person can feel
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| | with inactivity, high blood pressure, and
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| depressed, left out, and suffer low
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| | high cholesterol, the same conditions
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| self-worth. Television and fashion
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| | which may cause blood clots to form in
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| magazines bombard us with pictures of
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| | the arteries. These clots in turn slow
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| reed-thin models and actresses and
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| | blood flow to the heart and cause
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| athletes with washboard abs, glamorizing
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| | strokes.Sleep ApneaSleep apnea is a
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| certain impossible ideals to a point that
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| | condition where a person will stop
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| a normal person is destined to feel
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| | breathing while asleep. As excess fat
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| inadequate. One can imagine how an
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| | crowding air passageways leads to this
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| overweight or morbidly obese person must
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| | condition, obese patients often suffer
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| feel to be exposed to this
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| | sleep apnea. Lack of blood flow to the
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| environment.Aside from emotional factors
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| | body during sleep can contribute to
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| that come into play, obesity brings with
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| | drowsiness during the day, headaches, and
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| it various health risks that must be
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| | a host of other problems.Type 2
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| addressed first.Low Mortality RateThe
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| | DiabetesCommonly known as adult onset
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| Center for Disease Control attributes
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| | diabetes, Type-II diabetes is thought to
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| 300,000 deaths in the US annually to
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| | be caused by the body's gradual inability
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| obesity-related illnesses. People with a
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| | to use insulin. Prolonged inactivity,
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| BMI of 30 or above suffer a 50-100%
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| | obesity, and age are common factors in
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| increased risk of premature death from
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| | the increasing risk of onset diabetes. As
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| illness as opposed to people at normal
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| | a person gains an inordinate amount of
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| weight levels.ArthritisAs a person gains
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| | weight, blood sugar levels can fluctuate
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| weight, the pressure in the body to carry
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| | out of control and lead to serious
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| the extra load increases. As a result,
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| | imbalances.Reduce the risks associated
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| overweight people suffer an increased
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| | with obesityIt's as simple as this: the
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| risk of pain in the joints, in particular
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| | more excess weight you lose, the better
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| osteoarthritis - which affects the knees,
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| | your risks of serious illness will
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| hips and back.Heart DiseaseAs high blood
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| | decrease. An exceptional loss of weight
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| pressure is more common among overweight
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| | can be the difference between having to
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| people than people at normal weight
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| | have surgery for arthritis or dealing
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| levels, so increases the risk for heart
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| | with minor physical therapy. First,
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| disease. Instances of high triglycerides
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| | though, you have to lose the weight.
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| and low HDL cholesterol as found in obese
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| | Consult with a physician with regards to
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| patient can increase the chances for
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| | the weight loss program that is right for
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| heart attack, angina, and congestive
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| | you, and don't feel frustrated about the
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| heart failure.Deep Vein ThrombosisDeep
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| | length of time it takes to be well.
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| Vein Thrombosis, or DVT, is characterized
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| | Losing weight doesn't happen overnight,
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| by a clot in the leg veins that forms
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| | and with steady determination you will
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| after a prolonged period of inactivity.
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| | see results.Kathryn Lively ( writes for
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| While DVT is common among people confined
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| | Compuslim ( a weight loss program
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| to wheelchairs and business travelers who
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| | individually tailored to different
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| sit for long commerical flights, DVT can
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| | lifestyles.
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| present a problem for the obese.
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