Obesity is a disease that is not deeply experienced for young people.
But as we age, the harm of obesity, a chronic metabolic disease, continues to show, especially when people reach middle age.
After the body's metabolism slows down and its function declines, because of obesity, the body continues to have various problems, which seriously threatens human health.
Middle-aged and elderly people are obese and are easily entangled in 6 diseases
1. Diseases of the biliary tract
Biliary diseases such as gallstones and cholecystitis are very common in middle-aged and elderly obese people, because obesity can lead to fat accumulation in the liver, resulting in an increase in the cholesterol content in bile, thereby precipitating crystals and forming stones.
Early gallstones may not be obviously uncomfortable, but as the disease progresses, it will not only lead to cholecystitis, but also lead to biliary pancreatitis, biliary bleeding, biliary cirrhosis, etc., which will seriously endanger human health.
Therefore, for obese people, once they are over 40 years old, we must pay attention to the screening of biliary tract diseases every year, and if gallstones are found, they must be treated in time.
2. Coronary heart disease
Obesity can lead to fat accumulation on the walls of blood vessels, leading to arteriosclerosis, and obesity will increase the burden on the heart, easily increase the risk of cardiac ischemia and hypoxia, and increase the incidence of coronary heart disease.
Studies have found that if the body mass index is greater than 28, the chance of coronary heart disease is as high as 16.51%, which is 4 to 5 times higher than normal people.
Therefore, for obese middle-aged and elderly people, it is necessary to check regularly every year, detect arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease early, and treat it as soon as possible.
3. Hypertension
The data shows that middle-aged and elderly people with a body mass index higher than 28 have a high probability of developing high blood pressure as high as 36.89%.
Moreover, obese patients with hypertension are also prone to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events such as myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction because of arteriosclerosis.
Therefore, for obese middle-aged and elderly people, we should pay attention to often detecting their blood pressure, and control their weight and reduce blood pressure through life intervention as soon as possible.
4. Diabetes
Studies have found that overweight people have a more than 10 times higher risk of developing diabetes than normal people. Because obesity interferes with the body's metabolism, it will also lead to insulin resistance, but also increase the burden on the pancreas, which is more likely to lead to the occurrence of diabetes.
Diabetes generally has no symptoms, but if it is not controlled for a long time, it can easily lead to a series of complications, which can endanger human life.
Therefore, for obese middle-aged and elderly people, we should pay attention to regular monitoring of blood glucose levels and timely control of blood sugar.
5. Fatty liver
The incidence of fatty liver disease in mainland China is as high as 27%, especially in obese middle-aged people.
If fatty liver is not treated in time, it is easy to lead to liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, etc., which seriously threatens human health.
Generally speaking, once the obese population is over 30 years old, they should be checked regularly every year, found in time, and treated early.
6. Respiratory insufficiency
Excessively obese people due to excessive fat in the chest and abdominal cavity, but also affect the respiratory function, increase the burden of the lungs, resulting in respiratory insufficiency, serious leading to pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary heart disease and so on.
Therefore, if the overly obese population has difficulty breathing, they must check the cardiopulmonary function in time.
Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease, and in the early stages, the body can also carry out self-metabolism, so that there will be no obvious symptoms and discomfort.
If you are obese for a long time, in the middle and old age, a series of diseases will come to the door, so the obese people still lose weight early and control their weight, which is conducive to good health.