Explain the Gall bladder disease - Effect of Obesity?
Obesity is one of the risk factors for formation of gallstones. The super saturation of bile with cholesterol in obese individuals makes them prone to having gallstones. The excess adipose tissue is also known lo contain a large amount of cholesterol. Weight loss does not reduce the risk of gallstone formation because the mobilization of adipose tissue may cause the bile to become even more saturated with cholesterol in obese people.