9/14/2009 2:11:15 PM Diseases related to obesity: Obesity increases the risk of developing a large number of diseases.

* Type 2 (adult-onset) diabetes
* High blood pressure (hypertension)
* Stroke (cerebrovascular accident or CVA)
* Heart attack (myocardial infarction or MI)
* Heart failure (congestive heart failure)
* Cancer (certain forms such as cancer of the prostate and cancer of the colon and rectum)
* Gallstones and gall bladder disease (cholecystitis)
* Gout and gouty arthritis
* Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis) of the knees, hips, and the lower back
* Sleep apnea (failure to breath normally during sleep, lowering blood oxygen)
* Pickwickian syndrome (obesity, red face, underventilation, and drowsiness).