Why does we need to lose weight?

Because of the lifestyle of today, obesity has become a common phenomenon, Whether we need to lose weight?

Obesity has become a common phenomenon

Here have 12 points, have a look!

Point 1: Your cancer risk may drop

Overweight women have four times the endometrial cancer risk, probably for the same reason they’re at increased risk for breast cancer: Body fat produces estrogen, a hormone linked to both diseases, says a recent study at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Likewise, University of Minnesota researchers found that leptin, a hormone associated with weight gain, enhanced the proliferation of both normal and cancerous breast cells.

Point 2: You stay sharp

Obese people, particularly those with large bellies at midlife, are 260% more likely to develop dementia. And the bigger the belly the greater the risk, perhaps because of hormones or inflammatory factors produced by the abdominal fat itself.

Point 3: You could recover faster from cancer

Obese women have a higher risk of complications from breast reconstruction after mastectomy. They also appear to be less likely than normal-weight women to get the full benefit of pre-surgery chemotherapy, possibly because doctors—worried about toxicity—tend to give overweight women smaller doses than they really need of whatever medication they are taking.

Point 4: Your heart is safer

The bigger you are the more likely you are to suffer a heart attack earlier in life—12 years sooner for the most obese, a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology says. And overweight people are more likely to have diabetes and high cholesterol.

Point 5: You feel less depressed

There’s an association between obesity and depression, according to a recent study of 4,600 women between the ages of 40 and 65. About 6.5 percent of the women who had a normal body mass index (BMI) were depressed, whereas the disorder afflicted more than 25 percent of those with BMIs higher than 35.
In another study, researchers found a 25 percent increase in the risk of developing mood disorders among the obese. The stigma of being overweight plus limited physical activity could contribute to depression, researchers say.

Point 6: Your workouts are easier and more fun

Obese women have more aches and pains than normal-weight women, and they worry about injury or just feel too overweight to work out. And many say they are too self-conscious to go to a gym.

Point 7: You can enjoy better medical care

Some doctors associate obesity with unpleasant character traits including hostility, dishonesty and poor hygiene, research has shown. In fact, in a survey of nearly 2,500 overweight and obese women, 69 percent said they had experienced bias during a doctor visit. The unfortunate result is that doctors spend less time with overweight patients and even avoid doing preventive exams and screenings, a Yale University Rudd Center report concluded.

Point 8: You lower your risk of incontinence

Obese women are twice as likely as normal-weight women to have a pelvic-floor disorder. The most common problem is urinary incontinence, according to researchers for the National Institutes of Health’s Pelvic Floor Disorders Network; other complications include fecal incontinence and pelvic-organ prolapse (when the uterus, bladder, small intestines or rectum sag into the vaginal area).

Point 9: You protect vital organs

Swedish researchers have reported that being overweight triples the risk of chronic renal failure (CRF), a gradual, irreversible loss of kidney function. The researchers estimate that obesity causes 11 percent of CRF cases in women. Likewise, having a higher BMI increases the risk of gallbladder disease, according to researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

Point 10: You save money

Overweight people who suffer from diabetes are likely to pay more for their health care. The total spending on drugs for type 2 diabetes in the United States nearly doubled between 2001 and 2007.

Point 11: You may breathe better

Studies have linked the risk of asthma with obesity. Researchers at National Jewish Health in Denver reported that glucocorticoids (meds that control wheezing) are 40 percent less effective in overweight patients than in those of normal weight.

Point 12: Your joints feel less stressed

Arthritis cases attributed to obesity rose from 3 percent in 1971 to 18 percent in 2002, according to researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Now, how do you think about Fat, whether we need to lose weight? If you lose weight, you can enjoy these 12 points and your life will be better! Pay attention at our blog, you can know more about tips for lose weight!