Obesity and Plantar Fasciitis

A growing number of people are overweight today and many are considered obese. One of the main concerns with obesity is that it increases the risk for the development of other diseases. Cardiovascular disease, arthritis, diabetes, cancer, sleep apnea, hernias, respiratory problems, and other diseases are all more likely to occur in a person that is obese rather than someone at a healthy weight. In addition, heel pain that is common from plantar fasciitis is also a problem among obesity sufferers.

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Sports

Tags:

• plantar
• fasciitis
• obesity
• heel
• pain
• spur
• spurs