Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Lithuim t1_j20sabp wrote

You burn a certain amount of chemical energy in a day. If you eat more than that, it gets converted into fat for long term storage.

Do this repeatedly for months or years and you’ll end up obese. The consequences are as vast as your waistline - premature heart wear, joint damage, circulatory problems, hormonal issues… nearly every health issue in the book is caused or exacerbated by excessive body fat. It’s catastrophically bad for you, and strongly contributes to heart disease being the leading cause of death in the US.

17

Mammoth-Mud-9609 t1_j21hhrb wrote

In addition increases in body fat increase your blood pressure, in turn increasing your risk of strokes and TIAs if you add in drinking and smoking the risks dramatically increase.

2