The Effects of Obesity on Back Pain, Blood Pressure, Cancer, and Diabetes

Weight loss can reduce sciatica, hypertension, and cancer risk, and reverse type 2 diabetes.

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Coming up next? See:
• The Effects of Obesity on Dementia, Brain Function, and Fertility (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-obesity-on-dementia-brain-function-and-fertility)
• The Effects of Obesity on Gallstones, Acid Reflux, and Cardiovascular Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-obesity-on-gallstones-acid-reflux-and-cardiovascular-disease)
• The Effects of Obesity on the Immune System, and Kidney and Liver Diseases (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-effects-of-obesity-on-the-immune-system-and-kidney-and-liver-disease)

I continue the topic of weight with these videos that may be of interest to you:
• Is the Obesity Paradox Real or a Myth? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-the-obesity-paradox-real-or-myth)
• What’s the Ideal BMI? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whats-the-ideal-bmi)
• What’s the Ideal Waist Size? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whats-the-ideal-waist-size)

For more on back pain (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/back-pain/), blood pressure (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/blood-pressure/), cancer (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/cancer), and diabetes (https://nutritionfacts.org/topics/diabetes), check out their topic pages.

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