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Being overweight or obese is more than a cosmetic problem. While your reasons to lose weight
may be to look better in your clothes, be more comfortable in an airplane, have more self-confidence,
or even have more energy, there are serious health-lengthening reasons to lose weight and keep it off.
Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
Chronic, life-threatening diseases and conditions asociated with obesity include:
- Diabetes
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Stroke
- Osteoarthritis
- Sleep apnea
- Gall bladder disease
- Gout
- Menstrual irregularities
- Infertility in women
- Female cancers: gall bladder, breast, uterus, cervix, ovaries
- Male cancers: colon, rectum, prostate
Losing weight can result in not only a longer life, but a better quality of life.
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