Here's How Weight Gain Affects Your Body

Maintaining a healthy weight can seem difficult at times, but it's worth the effort. Here's how gaining weight changes your body and brain, and not necessarily for the better.
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You'll experience some changes, even where you don't expect. The weight you can see is only half the story. You also gain weight inside your body, around your organs. This fat, called visceral fat, gets in the way of metabolism hormones. The result is a terrible cycle where you, end up digesting food slower, which makes gain weight faster. 

Fat also makes the body more resistant to insulin. This can increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes. The larger your body is, the higher your blood pressure will be, since your heart needs to pump harder to circulate blood. This also increases the risk of stroke. Even visible fat can be dangerous. If you have fat stored around your neck, it can compress your airway. This makes breathing difficult and may lead to sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a disorder that can lead to a greater risk of, high blood pressure, heart problems, Type 2 diabetes, and even death. 

Carrying extra weight also compresses joints, increasing the risk of osteoarthritis. Losing just 5% of your body weight can lower risks like heart disease. You can get there by making fruits and vegetables half your diet, and limiting yourself to lean proteins. Tip the scales on obesity now, before the damage is done.

[joelouden]

I went from a VERY fit 6' 1" and 165 pounds in my early-20s to 250 pounds by my late-30s. I felt TERRIBLE. I could barely run a 1/2 mile, had acid reflux, anxiety, was constantly hot, and every task was more difficult. I was exhausted all the time. I lost 60 pounds and got down to a muscular 189 pounds at age 40 and became a personal trainer. I had endless energy and felt 2 decades younger. I could run 3 miles in 27 minutes and then go lift weights for 45 minutes after working all day. But after 3 years I changed jobs and gained the 60 pounds back. EVERY symptom listed in the video is real. The amount of instant health problems that come with being overweight are unbelievable. I'm 55 years old now and I'm trying very hard to get back down below 200 pounds so don't feel exhausted all the time. Obesity is like poison.

[DleguaL]

only watched half the video cuz im cuttin

[fairz]

Lol why am im watching this im skinny asf

[harinath]

Come on fat people like me.
like this to support each other😢😭

[tikemyson]

Thank you. I had a hard time keeping myself healthy since i work in an office. I gained almost 10-15 kgs in the last 1, 5 years. My blood preasure increased, and i feel like shit. Also recently my back started to hurt. This video made me ambicious again to loose all these shit.

[liamkehoe]

I have a pot belly and I dont even smoke or drink alcohol, but I love me some junk food, but seeing this makes me want to be able to loose weight and become Ryan Reynolds.

[Ivanofkoshinkaisokanryu]

I have been lose weight for sometime trying to inprove my martial arts i ways around 400 pound am down to like 300 can you do a video on how wight loss can affect you're mind ? I know it done grate thing for me

[mahdmenu]

This is helpful, thank you. I am motivated to lose weight now.

[markjching]

a very simplified understanding as to what fat does to the body. Lifestyle changes make a dramatic impact.

[nastiasolntse]

I lost 30 lbs this past year just by cutting out unhealthy stuff and walking. Absolutely changed my life. I was severely sick before and no one really pushed me to change I just knew I needed to. It’s hard but so worth it!

[TheFrakyGamer]

Should've told me that before I got fat. lol

[gottafigureitout]

If gaining weight affects your body in such negative ways why are there constant videos online about gaining weight? Don't follow every fad online but use prayer and fasting to God in order to get wisdom.

[svenclaassen]

But wait, I thought you are beautiful at every size 😂😂

[caets]

When your underweight do you have to worry about this?

[Brandonplus]

I gained like 40lbs after I quit working from an injury. It feels horrible carrying extra weight every task is harder. The hour or two a day it takes to exercise is definitely easier than the 24/7 struggle. Not to mention the exercise increases mental health.

[mrzain]

Please make a video about how to gain weight 😭😭 . please im begging

[Heartbreaker-os]

I gained 40kg since covid started ... let's just say I haven't left my house since first lock down.

[yukine]

How it affects our body?slowly it gets fatter and fatter until

[Makiaveli]

But the Magazine told me fat is beautiful

[l_incubo]

Coming from being a twig to being muscular to becoming overweight.
Now even putting on my shoes or socks is a task that makes me sweat a lot.
Changing position in bed is so difficult.
Energy is super low.
Snoring super hard at night.
But I don't have patience and i don't like vegetables 😔