WHAT’S SO BAD ABOUT BEING OBESE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I DON’T TREAT MY OBESITY? A REVIEW BY DOCTORS

Expert opinion from Alex T. Thomas

MD · 40 years of experience · USA

Obesity is bad in every circumstance, it is a life-threatening disorder or a silent killer. Obesity increases the chances of hypertension, joint pain, chances of heart attack, PCOD, breast cancer, and many more. If left untreated it can be lethal and decrease the life span up to 10- 20 %.

Expert opinion from Ilya Aleksandrovskiy

M.D., MBA · 5 years of experience · USA

Obesity is not only a physical appearance of an individual, but it is a disease that can lead to severe complications like high blood pressure, damage of the blood vessels, increased risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, etc.

Expert opinion from Fahad Saifi

MBBS · 1.5 years of experience · India

Hypertension is one of the most common causes. Diabetes mellitus, especially in PCOD patients. Depression and anxiety. Fatty liver disease.

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