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Asked by emmagrace to Dalya, Derek, Sarah, Tim, Tom on 20 Jun 2011.
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Tim Millar answered on 20 Jun 2011:
People who are over weight are at higher risks of diseases like heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer. So yes weight can cause people to die earlier than they should
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Derek McKay-Bukowski answered on 20 Jun 2011:
Yes.
In fact, obesity is regarded as the number cause of death that can be prevented.
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Tom Crick answered on 20 Jun 2011:
Definitely — being clinically obese puts you at high risk of a wide range of diseases, including heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.
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Sarah Thomas answered on 20 Jun 2011:
Yes. Being obese puts a huge strain on your body and puts you at a high risk of a number of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure). You can also develop breathing problems while you are sleeping. Your heart has to work twice as hard when you are severely overweight just to get you from A to B. Obesity is most commonly caused by excessive food intake and lack of exercise but can also be caused by genetic predisposition, certain medication, and other illnesses.
Being at risk of all these diseases does increase your chances of dying young. And obesity is said to be one of the leading causes of preventable deaths worldwide. The ‘WHO’ World Health Organisation predicts that obesity will soon replace common health concerns like infectious diseases as the most common cause of poor health worldwide.
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shamila121 commented on :
soo true