Why Is It Important to Maintain a Healthy Weight?

It's important to reach and maintain a healthy weight for overall help. Additionally, it can help you prevent and control many diseases and conditions. You are at higher risk of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers if you are overweight or obese. For these reasons, it is important to maintain a healthy weight: It helps you lower your risk for developing these problems, helps you feel good about yourself, and gives you more energy to enjoy life.

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What is Overweight and Obesity?

Overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, bone, fat, and/or water. Obesity is having a high amount of extra body fat. The useful measure of both overweight and obesity is body mass index (BMI).

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