It has been estimated that more than 30% of men in the world are obese or overweight. Probably the new lazy and technological advancements have made things easier and also added to those extra pounds in men. This means, use of remote instead of manual changing of channels and intake of fatty, oily and greasy food items instead of home cooked foods are some of the many factors that promote excess weight in men.

Weight gain is surely a concern, but what follows along is an array of other health related risks. The list goes as:

1. Breathlessness, disturbances while sleeping
2. Osteoarthritis, body pains
3. Athlete’s foot
4. Difficulties in sexual life
5. Probability of raises cholesterol and type 2 diabetes
6. Heart diseases
7. Prostate problems and
8. Cardiovascular diseases

While lifestyle changes is said to be the reason for weight gain in today’s time, but obesity is also linked to the family history. For instance, if everybody in the house is obese then the young individual being obese isn’t a surprising condition. In fact it has been estimated that health risks are greater in younger men as that of older people. The reason being, younger men carry their excess weight for a longer time.

Here the term extra weight means, obesity makes an individual tired very fast and obviously the person needs more energy and power to do even the easiest of works. Profuse sweating, inactive and lazy life, bone or joint problems, knee or body pain are some of the symptoms of an obese individual. Yea!!! In fact more the weight the more is the pressure on the heart too. How? The heart will have to work harder to pump more blood in the body. So, if an individual is overweight and if he wishes to lose weight and look healthy, then maintaining a good diet, following an exercise routine, walking as much as possible and regular check-ups with doctor is a must in order to keep away from life-threatening diseases.