What are the long-term health consequences of obesity?

What are the long-term health consequences of obesity? So the health consequences of obesity are huge. Patients who develop obesity will have impact on their metabolic health. For example, we know that over 60% of patients can develop type 2 diabetes with weight gain, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, all of these things in turn then can lead to heart problems and heart disease, heart attacks. It can lead to strokes, heart failure. Other consequences of obesity include problems with joints and muscles. So patients can get accelerated arthritis and develop problems with walking and chronic back pain. 80% of patients develop problems with their lungs, such as asthma, or even worse, obstructive sleep apnea, which can also lead to heart failure or sudden death. And overall, there are a number of other issues which really impact on the quality of life. So simple things like getting out of bed and having a shower and cleaning yourself, tying your shoelaces, going out in a public environment, all of these have become more difficult the heavier you become. So the consequence of all of this is that most patients with morbid obesity have a reduced life expectancy. And also we know that certain types of cancers are also increased if you suffer from obesity. So for example, risk of colon cancer is higher, and in women the risk of breast cancer, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer is also higher.