Obesity isn't just about numbers on a scale or your BMI. It's a hidden epidemic silently fueling a range of diseases that we see every day. From heart failure and diabetes to Alzheimer's and even cancer, excess weight is a key player in about 70% of chronic diseases. Today, we expose the shocking truth about how obesity is hijacking our health and just how wide reaching this problem really is.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Non-Communicable Diseases
02:28 - The Cost of Obesity
03:21 - Obesity Causes Disability and Early Death
06:27 - Overnutrition
08:30 - Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease
13:28 - Obesity and Lung Disease
14:43 - Obesity and Diabetes
17:12 - Obesity and Gastrointestinal Diseases
19:18 - Obesity and Neurologic Diseases
21:21 - Obesity and Cancer
22:55 - The Obesity Paradox
25:04 - Final Thoughts
28:05 - Outro
REFERENCES:
Hildebrand, S., & Pfeifer, A. (2025). The obesity pandemic and its impact on non-communicable disease burden. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00424-025-03066-8
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