Obesity plays a crucial role in how severely blood vessels are damaged—and this depends on where excessive fat accumulates in the body. This is the finding of a research team from the German ...

6. Fractures. It's unlikely, but holding in a sneeze may cause a fracture. Case reports have shown that some people have developed larynx (voice box) and malleus (a small bone in your middle ear ...

Abdominal fat in particular is considered dangerous. One reason for this is that obesity leads to a remodelling of the blood vessels, which promotes inflammation and functional disorders.