Big Health Benefits To Small Weight Loss (nytimes.com)

Posted by timothy on Friday February 26, 2016 @06:10PM from the that-lowers-the-bar-for-me dept.

schwit1 writes: Obese individuals who lose as little as 5 percent of their body weight can improve their metabolic function and reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study has found. Many current treatment guidelines urge patients to lose between 5% and 10% of their body weight in order to experience health benefits, but the recommendations were based on earlier studies that didn't distinguish between participants who lost only 5 percent of their weight and those who lost more.

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Re:The Western Lifestyle by Anonymous Coward · 2016-02-26 23:23 · Score: 2, Funny

I retired and moved to Thailand. [...] Best of all.... I have morning erections again.
That might be related to living in Thailand, of course.
Re:Fat people by PopeRatzo · 2016-02-27 00:47 · Score: 3, Funny

God makes us ugly after a point to save us from sex?
No, just sex with other people.

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