What type of medical conditions can inhibit your ability to lose weight?
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Glandular problems such as those relating to the thyroid, adrenal, pituitary glands can cause weight gain and difficulties with losing any weight. Also, heart or lung disorders as well can cause this problem.
1) Hypothyroidism-low throid activity leads to low metabolism
2) Cushing's syndrome-excess corticosteroids leads to fluid retention, fat depostion
3) Anxiety and depression-can lead to overeating
4)Musculoskeletal disorders-arthritis, tendonititis, chronic back pain leads to reduced physical activity
5)Medications-BCPs, NSAID (ibuprofen, motrin, advil) can cause fluid retention, anti-dpressants
6) Organ enlargement-large tumors can actually weigh alot!
7)Liver disease-fluid retention (edema)
8) Congestive heart failure- " " "
9)Kidney disease- " " "
10) Essential fatty acid deficiency-causes fat craving
That's all folks!
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