Sleep Apnea Persons who are obese have a greater likelihood for sleep apnea, or periods of absent breathing while asleep. Persons who snore while sleeping have a propensity to develop sleep apnea. The increased soft tissue in upper airways contributes to the problem. Persons with a BMI of 30 or more are at greatest risk for obesity hypoventilation syndrome, particularly persons with the central distribution of adipose tissue. The gallstones are typically of the mixed type with cholesterol.
Cholelithiasis can lead to cholecystitis and to pancreatitis.
The best approach is prevention. Adopting a lifestyle that includes a healthy diet and exercise will prevent obesity from happening. Losing weight once it has been been gained is difficult, but worth trying for health benefits. If you diet, your body adapts to the lower caloric intake and becomes more efficient at utilizing and storing as fat any calories taken in. Thus, if you go off the diet, you gain weight even faster than before.