Consultant: Obesity, the first and last enemy of manhood

Dr. Ahmad Al-Masri, professor of general surgery and consultant in Laparoscopic Surgery and Obesity, said that the effects of obesity are many and numerous because the high level of fat in the body increases the levels of cholesterol-related to low density lipoproteins, called bad cholesterol.

He added that it also lowers high density lipoprotein cholesterol, called good cholesterol. Obesity causes an imbalance in the body's response to insulin, which increases blood sugar and insulin levels, but obesity is not limited to the production of harmful numbers, it increases the risk of heart attacks and increases the risk of stroke. And increases the risk of high blood pressure increases the risk of diabetes and gallstones and increases the risk of cancer, osteoarthritis and obstructive sleep apnea and increases the risk of liver fat and of depression.

"The impact of obesity on men and women is almost equal, but you may be surprised to learn that men are particularly vulnerable," he said. "Obesity has a particular effect on male hormones, badual ability and prostate health."

Al-Masri pointed out that obesity is the first and last enemy of men because it reduces the rate of production of the hormone hormone, responsible for fertility, nausea and psychological and emotional stability , so that obesity is the first and last enemy of masculinity.