Being overweight increases the risk of developing gallbladder disease

Overweight and Obesity: Home | DNPA | CDC: "During the past 20 years, obesity among adults has risen significantly in the United States. The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older - over 60 million people - are obese.
This increase is not limited to adults. The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. Among children and teens aged 6-19 years, 16 percent (over 9 million young people) are considered overweight.
These increasing rates raise concern because of their implications for Americans' health.

Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions, including the following:

* Hypertension
* Dyslipidemia (for example, high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides)
* Type 2 diabetes
* Coronary heart disease
* Stroke
* Gallbladder disease
* Osteoarthritis
* Sleep apnea and respiratory problems
* Some cancers (endometrial, breast, and colon)

Fad diets can cause gallstones

Diet Myth # 1 - It's All About Nutrition: "Fad diets may be unhealthy because they may not provide all of the nutrients your body needs. Also, losing weight at a very rapid rate (more than 3 pounds a week after the first couple weeks) may increase your risk for developing gallstones "
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"Simple" gallbladder surgery can be fatal

APP.COM - Gathering the courage to live your life: "At 3:10 a.m. on Sept. 30, 1992, the life I thought would be mine forever blew apart into a million pieces that could never again be whole. That was the exact time the doctor walked into the hospital lounge to tell me that my husband of 31 years was dead.
The simple gallbladder surgery that was supposed to have him home in two days obviously was not so simple. I entered the hospital that day as a wife and exited as a widow "
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A very sad, but in the end uplifting, story from a woman who's husband died during gallbladder surgery.