Lose weight to lower your risk



It sounds harsh, but the truth is, that extra weight in your trunk? It can lead to a higher risk of heart diseasestrokehigh blood pressurecancer, and diabetes, according to the National HeartLung, and Blood Institute.



But how do you not just lose weight, but keep it off? Through a combination of exercise and watching what you eat.

The Exercise Factor

If you’re overweight and have diabetes, or are at risk of getting it, you have to exercise. There’s no way around it.

“In your body, what exercise does, is it allows you to bind or uptake insulinmore efficiently,” Marrero says.

Your pancreas makes insulin, a hormone that “unlocks” the cells so they can use sugar from the food we eat as energy. “You have what they call receptor sites, and the more you exercise, the more active your receptor sites are. And the less you exercise, the less active and responsive they are,” Marrero says.

If you’re serious about losing weight, working out has to be part of the big plan. But check with your doctor before adding it to your routine.

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