What are the health benefits of losing weight?

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If you're overweight or obese, losing weight can reduce your risk of some potentially serious health problems.

Most people who need to lose weight can get health benefits from losing even a small amount (about 5%) of their weight if they keep it off.

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Health problems linked to being overweight

If you're overweight or obese, you have a higher risk of:

• high blood pressure

• heart disease

• stroke

• type 2 diabetes

• some types of cancer

• osteoarthritis

• back pain

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Why is it good to lose weight?

Even a modest weight loss of 5 to 10 percent of your total body weight is likely to produce health benefits, such as improvements in blood pressure, blood cholesterol, and blood sugars. For example, if you weigh 200 pounds, a 5 percent weight loss equals 10 pounds, bringing your weight down to 190 pounds.

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