Did you know? Losing weight will save your life

• Losing weight — even just ten pounds — can eliminate snoring, studies show. If none of these solutions work, consult a doctor to get tested for sleep-disordered breathing conditions such as apnea.

here is a table of life expectancy if you have following deseases:
Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia and Type 2 Diabetes.

Expected Years of Life

 

Expected Years of Life With Disease/Disease-Years Averted, by Initial BMI

Hypertension

Men

Hypercholesterolemia

MenWomen

Type 2 Diabetes

Men WomenAmong persons assumed initially free of coronary heart disease and stroke.

Sex and Current Age	BMI 27.5 kg/M2	BMI 32.5 kg/M2	BMI 37.5 kg/M2
35-44	12.0/2.0	15.9/2.6	19.8/2.9
45-54	10.4/1.7	13.5/2.0	16.3/2.1
55-64	8.2/1.2	10.4/1.5	12.4/1.4
Women
35-44	15.9/2.1	19.9/2.6	23.7/2.9
45-54	14.7/1.9	18.1/2.2	21.0/2.2
55-64	12.7/1.5	15.2/1.6	17.2/1.4
35-44	9.7/0.5	10.7/0.6	11.7/0.7
45-54	7.6/0.4	8.3/0.5	9.0/0.5
55-64	5.2/0.3	5.8/0.3	6.2/0.4
35-44	14.6/0.6	15.7/0.7	16.7/0.8
45-54	12.9/0.5	13.8/0.6	14.6/0.6
55-64	10.0/0.4	10.7/0.4	11.3/0.4
35-44	3.0/0.7	4.6/1.1	6.7/1.7
45-54	2.8/0.6	4.3/1.0	6.3/1.5
55-64	2.4/0.5	3.6/0.8	5.2/1.2
35-44	3.7/0.7	5.3/1.1	7.5/1.7
45-54	3.4/0.6	4.9/1.0	6.8/1.5
55-64	3.0/0.6	4.2/0.9	5.8/1.2

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