Obesity Risk You Need To Know

OBESITY RISK YOU NEED TO KNOW We all know that being overweight is bad for us and that our lives will improve dramatically by achieving a healthy BMI. Here are the top ten facts about the risks of being overweight and the benefits of losing weight with weight loss surgery: 50-100% increased risk of pre- mature death from all causes of a person with a BMI greater than 30m, compared to people with a healthy weight. 112,000 is the estimated number of deaths in the USA per year caused by obesity. 90% of type Il diabetes patients are obese. 80% of type Il diabetic patients cured after bariatric surgery. 75-80% of patients whose hypoventilation is significantly improved after weight loss 75% of patients whose obstruc- tive sleep apnea is cured by bariatric surgery. surgery. 70% of diagnosed heart disease cases are linked directly to obe- sity, according to the American 50% of successful weight loss surgery patients whose high blood pressure (hypertension) is cured after surgery. Heart Association. 50% of women diagnosed with breast cancer that are obese. 30% rises dramatically the BMI level at which your risk of illness caused by obesity rises.