Losing as little as five to ten kilograms can make a big difference to your cholesterol levels, and significantly reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke according to Professor David Colquhoun writing in the October 2008 issue of Australian Prescriber. The recent article highlights the much-vaunted benefits of losing weight to improve your health now, and to prevent the onset of chronic disease in the future. “If these improvements can be made through changes to diet, weight loss, exercise and the use of special nutrient-rich or fibre-rich foods, there may be no need to take cholesterol lowering medicines,” he says.
Consistent with this theme, all Australian governments have launched a campaign to tackle obesity: Measure Up. It's designed to assist Australians to assess their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases.
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