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Please tell me what are common diseases caused by obesity?
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Obesity Diseases: Obesity causes or contributes to diabetes type 2, hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart attacks, strokes, degenerative joint disease, cancers, infertility, gallstones, stomach ulcers, and back pain.
Answered 6/8/2014
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