Almost 108 million Americans were overweight or obese in 1999. Until now, obesity continues to be a serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic levels with the year 2020.( Health Journal ) Individual way to control this scenario is to make people aware of the risks of being overweight or obese. Here are various diseases that you are putting yourself in chance of if you are carrying a lot of extra pounds: 1. heart disease 2. stroke 3. diabetes 4. tumor 5. arthritis 6. hyperte