How important obesity and obesity-related diseases are nowadays has turned into a situation that everyone knows and accepts thanks to recent researches and information accessibility. Besides obesity affects lifetime and quality, also it causes many problems such as stress, low self-esteem and self-confidence, psychological issues, having difficulty in mobility and work, not getting pleasure out of thing and life, negative impacts of hormones on the psychology and life, etc. You can see some health problems directly related to obesity below:

1. Metabolic-Hormonal Complications

• Type II diabetes mellitus
• Dyslipidaemia (high cholesterol)
• Insulin resistance
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Metabolic syndrome

2. Cardiovascular System

• Hypertension and stroke
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Cerebrovascular disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary heart disease
• Thromboembolic disease

3. Respiratory Tract

• Hypoventilation syndrome
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Dyspnea

4. Gastrointestinal system

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
• Gallstones
• Hemorrhoids

5. Genitourinary

• Stress incontinence
• Impaired fertility
• Mechanical difficulty in sexual intercourse
• Pregnancy complications
• Urinary calculus

6. Cancer

• Breast cancer
• Colon cancer
• Gynecologic cancers (cervical and endometrium cancers)
• Gallbladder cancer
• Prostate cancer
• Colorectal cancer

7. Psychosocial Complications

• Self-dissatisfaction
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Having difficulty getting work

8. Mechanical Complications of Obesity

• Osteoarthritis
• Elevated intra-abdominal pressure