An extract from Health Smart, Readers Digest Dec. 2008
OBESITY & EXHAUSTION
Not only does obesity increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), and not only is it possibly linked to psychological issues such as anxiety and low self-esteem, it now appears that it also plays a role in exhaustion.
In an analysis of almost 14,000 subjects, UK & US researchers found that body-mass index (BMI, a relative measure of body fat) was highest among those with the highest levels of Vital Exhaustion (VE). VE is a psychological state characterised by excesive fatigue along with feelings of irritability & demoralisation.
In their study, published in the journel Obesity, the authors write that understanding the relationship between obesity and VE (for example, whether one may lead to the other or whether they may occur together) may help improve the success of treatment for each - and may reduce people's risk of developing CVD and/or suffering further complications of CVD.
NEED TO KNOW :
Approximately 58% of diabetes, 21% of ischaemic heart disease and up to 42% of certain cancer cases globally can be attributable to being overweight - World Health Organization.
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