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Preventing Health Risks of Being Overweight
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Staying at a healthy body weight is important to your overall health. Your healthy body weight depends on your age, sex, and height. If you're overweight, you may be at risk for health problems.
You can make changes to your diet and daily life to prevent these risks. You may want to work with a health care provider or an expert in healthy eating called a dietitian to make these changes.
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This information is not intended to replace advice given to you by your health care provider. Make sure you discuss any questions you have with your health care provider.
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