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You Don't Need To Lose A Lot Of Weight To Start Seeing Health Benefits
This study clarifies conventional wisdom among obesity experts, who have traditionally advised patients to lose 5 to 10 percent of their body weight in order to improve blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. But as anyone who has ever tried to lose weight can attest, there is a big difference between 5 percent and 10 percent. "That’s a very vague, wide range," Klein said. "It’s much harder to achieve a 10 percent weight loss than it is to achieve a five percent weight loss." Klein said his study shows that even just a little bit of weight loss is enough to improve health, and that peopl...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 23, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
