Diseases arising from obesity include type 2 diabetes, stroke, depression, or heart disease. Diabetes is a disease that results from high levels sugar in the blood. After we eat sugar, our bodies release a hormone called insulin, which helps muscle and fat cells to take up and store sugar. This is important because our cells and organs can convert sugar into the energy needed to grow and keep the body active and fit. As long as the fat tissue can store extra energy, everything is fine. However, if we eat too much, the insulin machinery is overstrained and the extra sugar circulates in the bloodstream, leading to disease. If blood sugar levels are not controlled, you could set yourself up for a host of complications including damage of nearly every organ. Also, heart attacks, liver diseases, and many other health problems can result from diabetes. The cells of the body can also become insensitive toward insulin and no longer absorb the sugar. That is the start type 2 diabetes.

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