The Heart Blog

Know Your Heart Blog by Dr. Keyur Parikh, an epic cardiologist in Ahmedabad at CIMS Hospital in Gujarat, India.

Other adverse effects of obesity.

Other adverse effects of obesity. Many obese people are breathless, especially when they lie supine. The reason is their large stomach presses on the diaphragm (the muscular partition between the abdomen and the chest) and so breathing activity is affected....

Obesity and heart disease.

Obesity and heart disease. As weight increases, the amount of circulating blood in the body also increases. Because of higher body weight, the heart is overworked even while the obese person is resting. The ventricles of the heart get strained, gradually thicken and...

Obesity and diabetes.

Obesity and diabetes. Obese persons are at a higher risk of getting Diabetes Mellitus. And as we have seen, diabetes means greater possibility of getting high blood pressure and heart disease. www.keyurparikh.com#obesity#hearthealth#keyurparikh

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