� Type 2 ( adult-onset ) diabetes . The risk of type 2 diabetes increases with the degree and duration of obesity .
� High blood pressure ( hypertension ). Hypertension is common among obese adults . A Norwegian study showed that weight gain tended to increase blood pressure in women more significantly than in men .
� High cholesterol ( hypercholesterolemia )
� Stroke ( cerebrovascular accident or CVA )
� Heart attack The Nurses Health Study found that the risk of developing coronary artery disease increased 3 to 4 times in women who had a BMI greater than 29 . A Finnish study showed that for every one kilogram ( 2.2 pounds ) increase in body weight , the risk of death from coronary artery disease increased by one percent . In patients who have already had a heart attack , obesity is associated with an increased likelihood of a second heart attack .
� Congestive heart failure
� Cancer . While not conclusively proven , some observational studies have linked obesity to cancer of the colon in men and women , cancer of the rectum and prostate in men , and cancer of the gallbladder and uterus in women . Obesity may also be associated with breast cancer , particularly in postmenopausal women . Fat tissue is important in the production of estrogen , and prolonged exposure to high levels of estrogen increases the risk of breast cancer .
� Gallstones
� Gout and gouty arthritis
� Osteoarthritis ( degenerative arthritis ) of the knees , hips , and the lower back
For , as I have often told you before and now say again even with tears , many live as enemies of the cross of Christ . Their destiny is destruction , their god is their stomach , and their glory is in their shame . Their mind is on earthly things . But our citizenship is in heaven . And we eagerly await a Savior from there , the Lord Jesus Christ , Philippians 3:18-20
So I tell you this , and insist on it in the Lord , that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do , in the futility of their thinking . They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts . Ephesians 4:17-18 THE END
An excerpt from Just Say No ! Ltd . http :// justprayno . org / 2011 / 12 / 17 / hope-and-help-for-food-addiction-losing-weight-gods-way /
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