Of course, with the release of The Force Awakens, the Vader choking meme joined with the larger Kylo Ren fandom and went off in a bunch of other directions â but for now, letâs keep the focus on Vader. Midway through Rogue One, we get another scene that fits suspiciously snugly into the choking meme.
Cushing's syndrome is a condition characterized by elevated levels of the hormone cortisol. It can occur if your body makes too much cortisol or if you take steroid medications for asthma, lupus, or arthritis. Cortisol excess can cause weight gain and an increase of fat around the face, neck, waist, and upper back.
Acromegaly occurs in about 6 of every 100,000 adults. It is caused by abnormal production of growth hormone after the skeleton and other organs finish growing. Excessive production of growth hormone in children causes gigantism rather than acromegaly. The cause of the increased growth hormone release is usually a noncancerous (benign) tumor of the pituitary gland.