Diet, Obesity & Chronic Illness
Jessica Breland, a registered dietician and nutritionist with Hattiesburg Clinic Weight Management, recently discussed how diet and obesity affect chronic disease management.
Obesity is a chronic disease that affects 39.1 percent of Mississippians 18 years or older and 23.4 percent of adolescents from ninth to 12th grade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 This disease could lead to additional chronic conditions such as type two diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, metabolic syndrome, certain reproductive disorders, certain cancers and even premature death. Obesity may even lead to arthritis due to the pressure on joints.
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