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Health Check Obesity poses a major risk for chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer.
Claudia Hammond reports from Easter Island, where obesity is surprisingly prevalent and there is a worrying trend of health consequences. Claudia finds out how even a little exercise makes a difference and also hears from a patient in India who managed to lose more than a third of her body weight. What is the best way to lose weight: exercising, dieting, taking drugs or the more drastic step of surgery? |
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