Glossary of Medical Terms

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RISKS, OBESITY-RELATED

Obesity increases the risk of developing a number of illness including: type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes tall blood pressure (hypertension) stroke (cerebrovascular accident or cva) heart onslaught (myocardial infarction or mi) heart failure (congestive heart failure) cancer (only determined forms such as prostate and colon cancer) gallstones and gall bladder malady (cholecystitis) gout and gouty arthritis osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) of the knees, hips, and the lower back sleep apnea (failure to breath normally during sleep, lowering blood oxygen) pickwickian syndrome (obesity, red person, underventilation, and drowsiness)
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