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Obesity-related diseases

obesity-related diseases

obesity increases the risk of developing a number of diseases including: type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes high blood pressure (hypertension) stroke (cerebrovascular accident or cva) heart attack (myocardial infarction or mi) heart failure (congestive heart failure) cancer (only certain forms such as prostate and colon cancer) gallstones and gall bladder disease (cholecystitis) gout and gouty arthritis osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) of the knees, hips, and the lower back sleep apnea (failure to breath normally during sleep, lowering blood oxygen) pickwickian syndrome (obesity, red face, underventilation, and drowsiness).


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Viral and bacterial risk factors in human diseases

Viruses or bacteria have been implicated as risk factors in many diseases: This site references those implicated in Alzheimer's disease, Autism, ... sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, chronic fatigue, anorexia and childhood obesity http://www.polygenicpathways.co.uk/

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Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:54 am
 
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If you have tried to quit smoking >>>>

... people used to discriminate against fat people and those with mental diseases openly as if they were less than normal. Of course now we know that obesity has a very strong genetic component, and that some people really cant help it. Well ...

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by david23
Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:59 am
 
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Topic: If you have tried to quit smoking >>>>
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When are they ever going to get it?

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by Sabrina
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Water Therapy

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by David George
Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:54 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Water Therapy
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Re: Viral infections and disease/replicative homeostasis II

... be of general interest. It gives reasons why viral infections may cause diseases such as diabetes, obesity, mental health disorders like depression and vascular diseases. Abstract (provisional) ...

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by marie
Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:22 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Viral infections and disease
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