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How can being overweight impact a person's physical health over time?
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Yes: diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, cancer of ovaries, breast and colon, sleep apnea, gall bladder disease and poor wound healing may all be associated with obesity.
Answered 4/6/2015
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