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Author:
Ramani Iyer

What is a stroke? It is a 'brain attack' involving potentially dangerous and life threatening damages to brain, caused by interruption to its blood supply. Most strokes are caused by cerebral thrombosis (blood clot in brain artery, which is produced by adipose,(fat tissue) making it easier for blood clots to form.

Obesity and stroke: Atherosclerosis,or narrowing of arteries, which leads to the formation of arterial blood clot, which is the precondition for a stroke. It is increased by blood pressure, smoking, high cholesterol and lack of exercise. Obesity is frequently associated with high fat diet, raised blood pressure and lack of exercise. Therefore, obesity is considered as an important risk factor for strokes.

Effect of obesity on strokes: High BMI is reported to increase the risk of stroke, other than factors including age and systolic blood pressure. Obesity in a middle aged man can have significant impact on stroke risk later in his life.

Complications of obesity: Obesity is complicated further by gall stones. 25 to 30% of obese individuals have gallstones, often resulting in surgery. The increase in cholesterol that results in obesity is one of the major reasons for the increased incidence of gall stones.

Obesity causes SLEEP APNEA, which results in progressive breathing problems. These people, affected by this condition, snore severely and have, on occasions,stop breathing completely, even up-to 1 minute, at a stretch! This can lead to a heart-attack. Sleep apnea is a serious medical complication arising out of obesity.

Some obesity related diseases:
1. Type 2 Diabetes
2. High blood pressure
3. Stroke
4. Heart attack (Myocardial infarction)
5. Heart attack
6. Heart Failure
7. Cancer
8. Gallstones
9. Gout and gouty arthritis
10.Osteo arthritis
11.Sleep Apnea
12.Pickwickian syndrome

It is a fact that obesity brings down the life span of an individual and results in premature death. Obvious remedy is to reduce overweight and obesity condition by avoiding over-eating, consumption of alcohol, fried food and fast food, and effectively replace them with nutrition food / substitutes as meal replacements and meal substitutes, which provide the system with enough nutrition and energy while cutting on calories . Exercise helps a lot in bringing down the obese conditions. There are equipments available for indoor exercises. Fast Walking is a very helpful exercise.

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