How Extra Fat Impacts Your Health
Slight weight gain is common among adults. Most people will agree that it is standard for their weight to bounce around 5 pounds. The problem is when that extra 5 pounds begins to stick around. Gaining just five pounds can have additional side effects beyond making your jeans feel tight since just 5 pounds can elevate your blood pressure. Dr. Somers of the American Heart Association says, “We can’t fall back on the assumption that ‘oh, it’s just 5 or 10 pounds’. Unfortunately, modest weight gain can increase blood pressure, even in a typically lean and healthy patient, it’s nothing. It may be nothing for the individual, but the larger health consequences will be significant.”
