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Chapter 10:
The Benefits of Maintaining A Healthy Weight

The benefits of maintaining a healthy weight are many. Not only it improves the quality of life, but also it boosts one’s quantity of life.

Here are the main benefits of maintaining a healthy weight:

Discomfort Relief

When someone has to carry extra pounds, their active lifestyle is also affected. Even losing 5-10% of your weight will aid in reducing various aches as well as pains that are associated with not being active.

The extra pounds of your body may cause more strains on the bones, muscles, and joints, which will cause them to function harder than normal just to move around. But, if your weight is less, your body will be able to work efficiently and will avoid damage, which can hinder a person to do his or her daily activities successfully.

Healthier Heart

If your weight is high, your heart might not be able to do its work effectively even if you are resting. However, if you maintain a healthy weight, the amount of blood that is going to various vital organs of the body will increase, which will also allow your heart to do its job efficiently.

Maintaining a healthy weight also decreases strains on the heart and reduces one’s risk of heart attack, angina, and high blood pressure.

Lower Risk of Diabetes

Based from some research and studies, overweight people are at greater risk to suffer from Diabetes Type II. If you have already diagnosed with this medical condition, it is important to lose weight as this will allow you to control it in a better way. If you don’t have this condition, maintaining a healthy weight will reduce the risks of Diabetes.

Cancer Avoidance

Experts said that weight loss plays a huge role to get rid of cancer. Losing weight will not just prevent cancer development, but also this can lessen the possibility of developing various types of cancer that are known nowadays. According to some studies, overweight women are more likely prone to gallbladder, breast, uterine, colon, cervical, and ovary cancer while overweight men may develop prostate, rectal, and colon cancer.

Prevent Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is a condition in which patients suffer from joint paints. Due to excess weight, many people might be at risk of developing this condition. However, with a maintained healthy weight, this disorder can be prevented easily before it will start. Along with exercise and a healthy diet, the body joints will carry reduced weight and will prevent damage over time.

These are only some of the numerous benefits of maintaining a healthy body weight. So, if you want to live healthier and avoid some diseases, start losing weight now.