Urinary Incontinence
Yeah. Believe it or not, obesity can cause stress incontinence. That means that every time you sneeze, cough, do any lifting, or do any laughing, you run the risk of leaking. Imagine being afraid just to laugh or having to wear embarrassing adult diapers just to feel comfortable.
You’re extra belly fat pushes on your bladder, pushing it more than normal. So it takes less of an extra push for urine to start leaking out. So it goes without saying that the more overweight you are, the more likely you are to have stress incontinence.
Psychological Effects
Obesity doesn’t just threaten your physical well-being. The psychological effects are more than enough to overwhelm a person. If you’re obese, you’re more likely to be depressed. And depression and obesity are deadly, self-sustaining mix.
Depression makes you want to sit around all day doing nothing. A sedentary lifestyle is one cause of obesity. Social stigmas as they are make being obese a stressful, and chronic stress can cause depression.
Premature Death
I’m not going to sugar coat this. If you are obese, and especially a lot of your excess fat is belly fat, there is a good chance you will die earlier than a person who is of a healthy weight. Obesity comes with a slew of health risks including increased risk for about every type of heart disease and cancer.
Wait! There’s Good News
Almost all causes of obesity are reversible. Losing weight is a process, and if you have the right information, you can start moving towards a healthier and LONGER life. Here is a great free newsletter with some great weight loss tips.
Even if you overeat, live a sedentary lifestyle, or even if you are genetically predisposed to store more fat, you can still lose weight. You don’t have to sit around and wait for all these terrible things to happen to you. You can do something right now. You can start making small changes today.
