Obesity or overweight is associated with a number of health complications including cancer, respiratory diseases and heart diseases. Obesity and heart diseases are closely related to each other as obesity is accompanied by high cholesterol and blood pressure causing numerous hear diseases i.e.
Obesity and Hypertension
Obese individuals are more likely to develop high blood pressure than individuals with normal weight. In women, it is noticed to have more increase in blood pressure during obesity than in men. This elevated blood pressure can cause heart stroke and attacks.
Obesity and High Cholesterol
An obese person usually has high cholesterol level also referred to as “hypercholesterolemia”. The increase in the level of cholesterol may harden the arteries restricting the circulation of blood to the heart resulting in heart problems.
Obesity and Heart Attacks
Studies show that a person having BMI of more than 29 have higher chances of contracting coronary artery diseases. This increases the risk of heart attack also.
Obesity and Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure is also termed as congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or simply heart failure. During this disorder, the heart of a person becomes incapable of pumping or filling sufficient amount of blood. This can be life threatening and leads to fatal results.
Obesity and Enlarged Heart
An obese person has a greater chance of developing enlarged heart which is referred to as cardiomegaly. Obese people suffer from this ailment because heart has been forced to work extra hard. Furthermore an enlarged heart does not work efficiently as the normal heart does.
Cardiac Arrhythmia
It is also known as cardiac dysrhythmia. Cardiac Arrhythmia is characterized by the irregular muscle contraction which is either too fast or too slow. A cardiac dysrhythmia can be life threatening.
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