is being over weight a danger to the heart?!
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YES.
Obesity is an increasing public healt h risk in America. Being overweight leads to hypertension (high blood pressure) and that increases your risk of heart attack and stroke. It also leads to diabetes which in turn can lead to many bad things. Having a poor diet will also lead to clogged arteries.
Even loosing 10% of your weight can help reduce your chances of heart disease. Eating well and staying active are the two best ways to avoid heart disease.
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Yes, the extra LDL cholesterol in your system often makes your heart work harder, raising your blood pressure and putting you in danger.
yes the bigger your body is the harder your heart works arter a while it will fail or lead to many health conditions
Greatly, most of America is overweight and that leads to heart problems because of processed food, and now with the new age you have a better chance of getting cancer from regular canned foods. You can read alot about this topic almost everywhere.
Oddly enough the TRUE answer is YES and NO. Weight is just one factor in overall heart health. It is also dangerous to be underweight for many reasons. If you are worried only about death as the "danger" to the heart, being overweight does not necessarily indicate danger, I would argue that smoking is far worse for your heart than simply being overweight, depending on the degree of obesity.
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