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Jose asked in HealthDiet & Fitness · 2 weeks ago

What are the health benefits of losing weight?

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  • 7 days ago

    This answer is going to be in a very simple format. You’re going to be surprised when you learn the simple formula that will cut your weight 20 pounds in one month.

    Just for a reference, this image above is a 20-pound weight loss transformation

    You aren’t going to get a weight-loss answer without diet being mentioned; it is very important to maintain a healthy diet.

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  • 7 days ago

    When a person is suffering from excess weight, the body is struggling to function. For the heart is super difficult to pump. When a person loses weight, it's much easier for all the organs to function properly, and all the risks get minimized.

  • 1 week ago

    Generally, your whole immune system improves and you feel significantly better. One common problem of most people who struggle with weight loss is due to emotional eating, especially eating sugary foods whenever we feel down.

    We always hear about these so-called miracle weight loss cures. Add cinnamon to food for weight loss, or eating peppers helps with weight loss or lemon and honey and black pepper.I don't really care about what a study says about any of these to be honest. If you consume 5 gallons of ice cream and 6 liters of soda every day and you also consume cinnamon or honey or lemon or peppers then I guarantee you that you will not lose weight.If water, honey, lemon juice and pepper are the best things you eat in a day, and everything else you eat is loaded with sugar and void of nutrition then you will not be very likely to lose weight.I think where remedies like this gain steam with the media is because of that bigger picture I was talking about. Let's say we are looking at the eating of peppers for weight loss (this one is common and is easy to make an example of).The type of person who is likely to eat a lot of peppers may also eat a lot of other vegetables. A person who eats a lot of vegetables may not have much room for sugary foods or foods that are not doing anything positive for their body. Because of these things, this person may lose weight.So, did the peppers cause the weight loss or is it the lifestyle?The media doesn't ever report the rest of the picture. They see "honey and lemon causes weight loss" and they write their little story. Then people read it and figure they can eat anything they want as long as they add lemon and honey to the mix that they will be thin and healthy.I don't care about gimmicks and fads and quick results that won't last. If we are talking about long-term, sustainable weight loss, then that is going to come from a holistic approach. Eating a diet very high in colorful vegetables and fruits and good fats and avoiding processed foods that are filled with sugar is absolutely a great way to lose weight, keep it off, and improve your health.If you do those things AND add lemon/honey/pepper water then sure, you will lose weight. To me, the bigger picture is that these things may be a contributor, but by themselves would not cause weight loss...at least not in the long term.

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  • 1 week ago

    being able to actually live and enjoy life

  • 1 week ago

    less chance of heart disease and other health problems.

  • 2 weeks ago

    Lots of benefits if you maintain the right height and weight. 

    Some of the list check it out: 

    Decreased risk of diabetes

    Lowered blood pressure

    Improved cholesterol levels

    Decreased risk of heart disease

    Decreased risk of certain cancers

    Improved mobility

    Decreased joint pain

    Improved blood sugar levels

    Decreased risk of stroke

    Reduced back pain

    Decreased risk or improvement in symptoms of osteoarthritis

    Decreased risk or improvement in symptoms of sleep apnea

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    One major benefit of losing weight when overweight is that you'll actually be able to walk properly again.

  • 2 weeks ago

    That depends if you are overweight.

    If you are a healthy weight already, there are none.

    If you are underweight, it is damaging to your health.

    Even if someone is overweight, losing weight too fast is bad for the health.

  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    Your heart will not be fat so it won’t have to work hard to pump your blood. 

  • 2 weeks ago

    getting rid of health problems

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