What are the health risks associated with obesity?
Obesity can contribute to a number of serious health conditions, some of which are listed below:

• Type 2 diabetes mellitus
• High cholesterol levels
• High blood pressure
• Cardiovascular disease – includes disorders of the heart and blood vessels such as heart attacks and strokes.
• Sleep apnoea- a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts during sleep.
• Osteoarthritis
• Infertility

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