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Additional Health Risks of ObesityShort Articles About Obesity and Overweight
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Obesity can affect the quality of life through limited mobility and decreased physical endurance as well as through social, academic, and job discrimination. Obesity can cause breathing problems and conditions like sleep apnea (interrupted breathing while sleeping) are more common in obese persons. |
Obesity is associated with a higher prevalence of asthma.
Obesity raises the risk of arthritis. For every 2-pound increase in weight, the risk of arthritis increases by 9 to 13 percent. Symptoms of arthritis typically improve with weight loss.