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YOUR HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT

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What You Should Know About       Losing Weight
Safely.

...How does excess body weight increase your risk for heart
disease?.....
For many people losing weight is hard, but keeping it off is
even harder....

Excess body weight increases the risk for coronary heart
disease because it:

Raises total blood cholesterol levels, especially levels of LDL
cholesterol (the harmful kind of cholesterol that clogs blood
vessels)

Decreases levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind of
cholesterol that helps clear blood vessels)

Raises blood triglyceride levels (a type of fat that also clogs
blood vessels)

Increases blood pressure

Makes the heart work harder

Contributes to inactivity, since overweight individuals are
often reluctant to join an exercise program for fear of ridicule
or not being able to keep up.
Some people carry excess weight in the hips and thighs
(referred to as pear shaped, or lower body obesity), while
others carry it in the abdominal area (referred to as
apple-shaped, or upper body obesity). We  know that upper
body obesity increases risk for coronary heart disease much
more than lower body obesity.

Since the measurement around your waistline reflects your
level of abdominal fat, a waist measurement can be a good
clue to whether you have too much upper body fat.
Therefore, consider yourself  having too much abdominal fat
if your waist measurement exceeds:

40 inches for men

35 inches for women

These tips will help you think about things you need to
know in order to lose  weight or keep it down.
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