Effects of Obesity on the Heart

in obesityheartdisease •  3 years ago 

Obesity is a complicated condition characterized by an excess of body fat. Obesity develops when you consume more calories than you expend via typical daily activity and exercise, despite genetic, behavioral, metabolic, and hormonal impacts on body weight. These calories are stored as fat in your body.

Obesity means you have both subcutaneous(visible fat under the skin) and visceral fat, and it's the visceral fat that coats your organs that's the most demanding. Fat coats your heart and other organs, causing them to malfunction.

Second, due to a weight increase, your body has more blood vessels, your heart has to work harder to pump blood around it, resulting in a higher resting heart rate. Extra body weight can also restrict blood flow around the body, causing the heart rate to increase in order to compensate for the lack of oxygen to power the body, resulting in a feeling of exhaustion after only a short period of activity.

Your cholesterol levels may vary as a result of it. Obesity raises bad cholesterol and triglyceride levels, but it also lowers good HDL cholesterol. HDL cholesterol is necessary for the removal of bad cholesterol and the reduction of heart disease risk.

Diabetes could be a result. Obese persons are also at a higher risk of developing diabetes.The pancreas is in charge of regulating the amount of glucose in your bloodstream. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the pancreas and is responsible for transporting glucose from the bloodstream. Insulin transports glucose to your muscles, where it is immediately used for energy, or to your liver, where it is stored for later use. Your cells, on the other hand, refuse to allow insulin to carry glucose into them when you acquire diabetes. Worse, the portion of your liver that ordinarily stores excess glucose is clogged with fat. High blood sugar levels can harm blood vessels and neurons that control your heart over time.

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