Being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing medical conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis and certain cancers. It is critical that you are proactive in addressing your increased weight before these chronic conditions develop.
Symptoms of excess weight include back and joint pain, sleep apnoea, snoring, excess sweating, infertility, gallstones and reflux. Other symptoms include depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, breathlessness, fatigue and/or lethargy. Hence, complications are varied as numerous sites of the human body are targeted.