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Modest weight loss (5%-10% of initial weight) is associated with improvements in cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia.
You don't need to lose a huge amount of weight to improve your health. Losing just 5-10% of your body weight can improve blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes risk. Focus on this modest goal.
StrongSupportsVERY_HIGH confidence
Modest weight loss (5%-10% of initial weight) is associated with an improvement in several established risk factors for CVD, for example, hypertension, dyslipidemia, reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as well as improvement in control of diabetes.
Why this rating
Supported by a meta-analysis of 25 RCTs.
Source
Randomized Clinical Trials of Weight Loss Maintenance
Melanie T. Turk et al. · The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing · 2009
DOI 10.1097/01.jcn.0000317471.58048.32
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