Common Health Benefits of Losing Weight

This video covers what weight loss can do for some people, including:

Improve Your Heart Health

Even modest weight loss can reduce cardiovascular risks like heart attack and stroke. It can lower blood pressure and decrease unhealthy fats in the blood called triglycerides.

Improve Blood Sugars

If you have diabetes, losing weight can help regulate and improve blood glucose numbers. This helps you manage your condition and slow or prevent complications.

If you have prediabetes, losing weight may lower your risk of developing diabetes by 58%.

Increase Good Cholesterol

Weight loss may help increase “good” cholesterol. This is known as HDL, which helps remove artery-clogging or “bad” cholesterol called LDL.

Help You Sleep Better

Losing weight may help lower the risk of developing sleep apnea or improve symptoms, if you have it, and give you a better night’s sleep.

Ease Joint Pain

In a study on people with osteoarthritis, each pound of weight loss resulted in a four-fold load reduction on the knees. In other words, losing 10 pounds could result in feeling like you have 40 pounds less pressure on your knees!

Studies suggest that losing 10% of bodyweight can reduce pain and improve function and quality of life for people with arthritis.

Remember, weight loss should be done with guidance from a medical professional. See your doctor to create a personalized plan for not only losing weight but maintaining healthy habits, like diet and exercise.

Many healthcare providers suggest losing no more than 1 to 2 pounds per week for lasting success.

Make sure you’re nourishing your body with a balanced diet, exercising regularly by doing activities you enjoy, and also allowing yourself plenty of rest.