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Effect of obesity on Respiratory System

Respiratory Problems

Due to obesity, the effects that are seen are numerous; the effect on respiratory system is common syndrome. Snoring is a problem which can is related to respiration. Other problems like pain in joints are seen commonly.

Problems like disturbed sleep, called "apnea" which causes people to stop breathing for brief periods. This causes interruption of sleep throughout the night and causes sleepiness during the day. It also causes heavy snoring. Respiratory problems associated with obesity occur when added weight of the chest wall squeezes the lungs and causes restricted breathing. The sleep apnea is also connected with high blood pressure.

Metabolic Syndrome

Other problems due to obesity are metabolic syndrome that consists of insulin resistance, abdominal obesity, elevated blood cholesterol, elevated blood pressure with or without glucose intolerance, elevation of certain blood components that indicate inflammation and elevation of certain clotting factors in the blood. These syndromes are associated with obesity and thus is obese is prone to severe stroke or cardiovascular diseases.