In 2019, 50.1 percent of the Dutch were overweight. About 15 percent was obese. When so many people struggle with it, you might think it’s not that bad. But certainly those who are way too fat can suffer the consequences.
With a BMI between 25 and 29.9 people are overweight. According to the Heart Foundation Overweight people are more likely to develop diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. The risk of cardiovascular disease has also increased ‘. Researchers from Imperial College London and Cambridge University write in it European Heart Journal also that overweight or obese people have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, even if they appear medically healthy.
But the adverse health effects continue. “It has a negative effect on both quality of life and life expectancy,” says Professor Bart Van der Schueren (Obesity Clinic UZ Leuven) in HLN. “Overweight people die prematurely, are more at risk of type 2 diabetes and the development of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, sleep apnea, hip and knee fractures … In addition, there is the psychological repercussions, it can hinder you to find a job …”
Side note: obesity in particular is very unhealthy, being a little overweight is much less serious.
Bron (nen): HLN NU.nl Heart Foundation –
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