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Obesity is when you are overweight in terms of your height and weight. Obesity is caused by a large energy intake. Overeating means large amounts of energy have been consumed and the extra energy is store as fat. This will cause obesity. Diabetes Diabetes is caused by high sugar levels in the blood. Normally the extra sugar is broken down by insulin. The insulin breaks down sugar into glycogen. If the pancreas does not produce enough insulin the kidney cannot breakdown the sugar and this means high sugar levels in the blood and diabetes. Obese people take in large amounts of energy and sugar as they eat. This means their sugar levels are high and change rapidly. As the sugar levels fluctuate rapidly the pancreas has to work harder to produce insulin. This means that the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin and the kidney will be unable to break down the sugar...

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