A recent study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality concluded that obese adults, defined as being 30+ pounds overweight, are more likely to report health issues relating to joint pain, heart ailments, elevated cholesterol levels and diabetes than people at healthy weights.
Specifically, 58% of obese adults reported having joint pain versus 40% of adults at healthy weights reporting the same problem. The data for the survey was gathered from the 2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, which tracked 24,000 adults for a period of 2 years. Participants were asked a variety of questions about their medical conditions, consumption of health care services, medical bills and insurance coverage.
Obesity increases the likelihood of developing heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers and other complications. The study found that 42% of obese participants had a heart complication, such as high blood pressure or strokes, compared to 18% of adults at normal weights.
According to Bill Carroll, an author involved in the study, “I would think that all doctors would be advising their obese patients to exercise more and avoid high-fat foods, but doctors may be reluctant to bring this up.”
Government data from 2010 found that 35.7% of adults were obese in a study where heights and weights were measured, rather than being self-reported, as they were in the study featured in this article.
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