text: what other complications/diseases does obesity lead to? also, can anyone get me a good, reliable link on how obesity impacts your health? what other problems does it cause, eg. diabetes? and how does it cause these? thanks for any help! excessive body weight has been shown to predispose to various diseases such as   - cardiovascular disease,   - diabetes mellitus type 2,   - sleep apnea   - osteoarthritis.  - kidney stones  - congestive heart failure,   - enlarged heart and its associated arrhythmias and dizziness  - varicose veins  - pulmonary embolism  - infertility  - hernia,  - colorectal cancer  - gall stones  - incontinence  - cancer in general esp, breast, uterine and prostate    - still births  - gout  - stroke  - carpal tunnel syndrome  - dementia  - asthma  - too many psychological defects to mention e.g. depression and body dysmorphic disorder   ..... and this is only the short list!  obestity is linked to each in a different way. in general heart conditions occur due to the increased work load and pressure obesity causes. joint problems occur due to an excess of weight.  in artherosclorosis, the fat actually sets off the cascade for the thrombis formation and further ischemia and blockages that follow.  you really need to be specific in this area as it is so large! research into each disease will give you a better idea.  the lesson here is obesity is a bad thing! it is correlated with such horrible diseases, why would you put yourself through it?