Everyone will agree that being obese is not good for your health. But it is not enough to just agree on this fact. We need to understand the extent of damage that it can do to our bodies. We need to understand that being obese may become one of the reasons for suffering from certain health conditions.
Obesity can increase the risk of developing diabetic conditions. Yes! It is believed that obese people have more chances of becoming diabetic. Before we discuss how obese people are at a higher risk of developing diabetic conditions we need to understand the difference between being obese and being overweight.
So how is being obese different from being overweight?
At times we use both these terms interchangeably. But in medical terms, there is a difference. In the case of overweight people, the weight can be due to fat, muscle, bone or at times due to body water. But in the case of obese people, there is an accumulation of a large amount of fat in the body and this can have a negative…