Article: A LITTLE WEIGHT LOSS GOES LONG WAY, DOCTORS SAY.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)

Byline: Debra Melani

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- There's no sugarcoating the truth: Fat kills.

If you are overweight, you are at much greater risk of developing a host of diseases - heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer, for starters - that can end your life prematurely or leave you facing a miserable and financially draining old age.

But you don't have to starve yourself to some ``ideal weight'' or work out like a maniac to significantly reduce your risk of obesity-related diseases.

You just have to lose a little.

Doctors say losing just 5 percent to 10 percent of your body weight can greatly ...

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