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Being overweight or obese is more than a cosmetic problem. While your reasons to lose weight may be to look better in your clothes, be more comfortable in an airplane, have more self-confidence, or even have more energy, there are serious health-lengthening reasons to lose weight and keep it off. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Chronic, life-threatening diseases and conditions asociated with obesity include:

• Diabetes
• Heart disease
• High blood pressure
• Stroke
• Osteoarthritis
• Sleep apnea
• Gall bladder disease
• Gout
• Menstrual irregularities
• Infertility in women
• Female cancers: gall bladder, breast, uterus, cervix, ovaries
• Male cancers: colon, rectum, prostate

Losing weight can result in not only a longer life, but a better quality of life.