What a 5% Weight Loss Can Do for Your Health

Sources Medically Reviewed on 11/02/2020 Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on November 02, 2020
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SOURCES:
American Journal of Public Health: “I Think Therefore I Am: Perceived Ideal Weight as a Determinant of Health.”
Arthritis Foundation: “Benefits of Weight Loss.”
Diabetes.co.uk: “Insulin Resistance.”
Endocrine Society: “Sleep and Mood Improves after Substantial Weight Loss.”
Harvard Health Publications: “Why weight matters when it comes to joint pain.”
Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine: “Sleep and Mood.”
International Journal of Impotence Research: “Improvements in sexual quality of life after moderate weight loss.”
International Journal of Obesity: “Sexual function and obesity.”
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal: “Association of Body Weight and Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Case Control Study.”
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: “Small Steps, Big Rewards. Prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Campaign Overview,” “Health Risks of Being Overweight.”
Obesity Action Coalition: “Benefits of 5-10 Percent Weight-loss.”
Obesity Research Journal: “Changes in Symptoms of Depression with Weight Loss.”
Sex and Marital Therapy: “Changes in Symptoms of Depression with Weight Loss.”
National Cancer Institute: “Obesity and Cancer.”
American Cancer Society: “Does body weight affect cancer risk?”
UpToDate: “Obesity in adults: Health consequences.”
Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on November 02, 2020
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