Obese patients live 10 to 15 years shorter relative to the mean life expectancy in the relevant country. Obesity is accompanied by various comorbidities such as:
- Type 2 Diabetes,
- Cardiovascular diseases,
- Hypertension,
- Stroke,
- Cancer (breast, prostate, oesophagus, stomach, colon, uterus, kidney etc.)
- Pseudotumor cerebri,
- Sleep apnoea, day time somnolence, chronic tiredness,
- Respiratory dysfunction,
- Depression,
- Renal failure,
- Gout,
- Joint diseases (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid, arthritis),
- Polycystic ovary syndrome,
- Congenital defects (neural tube defects),
- Infertility (applies to both genders)
- Delivery problems and gynaecological complications,
- Urinary incontinence,
- Musculoskeletal system diseases,
- Carpal tunnel syndrome,
- Varicose veins,
- Deep vein thrombosis,
- Liver diseases,
- Gall bladder diseases,
- Pancreatitis,
- Impaired immune reaction,
- Wound infections,
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux, hiatal hernia,
- Low back pain,
- Increase in surgical complications,
- Abdominal hernia,
- Skin diseases (fungus, acanthosis nigricans),
- Lymphatic circulation disorders (lymphedema, elephantiasis),
- Problems arising from abnormally enlarged breasts (mammalian): skin changes, breast pain, neck pain, chronic body odour, infections etc.
- Giant abdominal wall lumps (abdominal panniculitis, chronic infections, clothe problems, lumbago)
