Contents:
- Medical Video: Obesity and Heart Disease
- What is excess weight?
- How can being overweight endanger the heart?
Medical Video: Obesity and Heart Disease
Do you want to know about heart disease? Like it or not, one way to find out is to weigh your weight. If you are not satisfied with the results of the scales, you are not alone. Even though people are obsessed with being thin, more and more people today are heavier and less active than people of old. Even in the United States, more than half of the population is overweight. It's not just a matter of confidence, being overweight can have an impact on the heart. If you feel your weight is excessive, you can reduce your risk by reducing weight which will help the heart.
What is excess weight?
Fat and thin perceptions can change over time. For objective calculations, doctors use body mass index measurements (Body Mass Index or BMI). A person with a height of 177 cm and weighing 80 kg includes the maximum limit of a healthy body. However, an excess of 15 kg can make a BMI become 30, which indicates a serious weight problem. In people weighing 110 kg, that person will achieve a BMI of 35 and be included in severe obesity.
The main disadvantage of the main measurement of BMI, is that BMI cannot distinguish fat from muscle. A soccer player 182 cm tall can have a BMI above 30, but he is not overweight. But if excess weight comes from fat, not muscle, a small increase in BMI can make a big difference to the heart.
Research on nearly 116,000 nurses in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that overweight women (BMIs between 25 and 28.9) were twice as susceptible to coronary heart disease as slim women (BMIs below 21). For women with a BMI above 29, the risk is almost 4 times greater. Studies in more than 29,000 adult men found that having a BMI weight between 25 and 29, caused a 70% increase in coronary heart disease. In addition, the researchers gave more evidence that being overweight is bad for the heart. In studies with more than 5,000 participants, the risk of heart failure increased by one point (around 2-4 kg) in participants' BMI. Men experience a 5% risk of increasing BMI and female points by 7%. In general, researchers found the risk of heart failure was 34% higher in overweight individuals and 104% higher in obese people.
Over the past 40 years, there has been an increase in obesity, which is associated with overeating, an increase in consumption of fast food, and a lifestyle that makes people rarely walk.
How can being overweight endanger the heart?
The larger body needs more blood. As you gain weight, the heart will pump more blood than before. Instead of beating more often, the heart will grow bigger in order to drain more blood at each beat. Increased blood flow can cause high blood pressure, which is a major cause of heart disease.
Although blood pressure does not increase, the heart can suffer from increased workload. When the heart space enlarges, the squeezing ability decreases. In the end, the heart cannot bleed at each heartbeat. When blood starts to pool in the heart, you can experience congestive heart failure.
Excess body fat can lead to other changes in the body that increase the risk of heart problems. If fat is spread in the middle, the risk is higher: measurements of waist circumference more than 89 cm in women and 102 cm in men increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. High levels of stomach fat can blunt the effects of insulin, making you vulnerable to type 2 diabetes, a condition that is very threatening to the heart. Overweight people often have high levels of LDL cholesterol. Too much cholesterol that clogs arteries or artheroscleoris, can cause a heart attack or stroke. Being overweight can also be a sign that you are hurting your heart. Many people are overweight because they eat high-fat foods and avoid exercise. Some people who experience weight gain due to pregnancy and age increase find it difficult to return to beloragraga. No matter how heavy you are, foods high in fat and lack of exercise can damage the arteries and weaken your heart.
In addition to contributing to high blood pressure, excess cholesterol, glucose intolerance, and obesity are associated with an increased risk of heart disease, according to a recent study in the European Heart Journal.
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