At Risk

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Published on Monday, 10 July 2006

BMI categories The Lancet Vol 363 Jan 10 2004
Waist Circumference Diabetes Care Vol 26 No.5 May 2003 

Obesity can be a risk factor in the following conditions:

• Diabetes
• Coronary heart disease
• Cardiovascular disease
• Hypertension
• Dislipidaemia
• Osteoarthritis
• Cancer including colon, breast, ovarian, prostate, liver, endometrial, renal and rectal
• Respiratory including sleep apnoea
• Fertility problems including PCOS
• Complications in pregnancy
• Gallstones
• Mental health - major depression & suicide
• Joint disorders including gout
• Possible link to Alzheimer's

Please note this is not an exhaustive list.