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Asked by anon-30036 to Jen, Mel, Stef on 21 Mar 2013.
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Melissa Brereton answered on 21 Mar 2013:
Being overweight can cause lots of problems- it can cause diabetes so the sugar in your blood is too high and this can cause blindness, your fingers and toes to fall out if you are not kept in medication. It can also increase your risk of getting cancer.
Usually, if a person is overweight, fat surronds their internal organs so they cannot function correctly. There are close links between being overweight and a lack of exercise and we need to exercise to keep the blood pumping in our bodies and to burn off all the extra calories from cake!
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Jennifer Paxton answered on 21 Mar 2013:
MeL answered this really well – there’s not much more to say except there are lots of diseases a conditions linked with being overweight so it is best to keep Active and healthy!
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Stefan Piatek answered on 22 Mar 2013:
Exactly right, there are a lot of diseases that can get worse or are caused by being overweight. Asthma is made worse, but almost every long-standing disease is worse.
Also it can change the way your genes are turned on and off, and some of them can be passed on to your children!
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