Relationship between Obesity and Physical Activity

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Obesity consequently distresses the inside of one’s body. Organs, nervous system, hormones and growth can all be severely affected by being overweight. First, obesity influences the brain. Obese people are predisposed to pseudotumor cerebri, which is when pressure inside the skull increased. The brain is affected in a way that the condition appears to be but it is not a tumor. To identify pseudotumor cerebri, doctors look for the existence of swollen optic nerves called papilledema when they examine the back of the eye (How Obesity Harms the Body, 2013). This illness occurs more frequently in women than it does in men, especially obese women who are near menopause. It causes severe headaches and compromised vision. At least one study shows that obese people have a tendency to have a lower IQ and have brain abrasions similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s patients.
Obesity also affects the lungs inside the body. As fat deposits in the chest wall, it can push against the lungs and diaphragm, making it much harder for the lungs to expand and bring in oxygen (How Obesity Harms the Body, 2013). Obese people are two to five times more likely to develop sleep apnea according to the Washington Post. Sleep apnea is a common disorder when you have to take one or more pauses in breathing or having shallow breaths during sleep when the thicker tissues in the throat and neck sag. These pauses can last from a few seconds to a few minutes and can occur up to 30 times or more in an hour. When normal breathing begins again, it starts with a loud snort or choking sound (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 2012). Ones breathing may become shallow and they will often go from a deep sleep to a light sleep causing excessive daytime sleepiness. Unt...

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