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When does the damage of being chronically overweight become irreversable?
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Obesity: Once your weight causes changes like arthritis, liver changes, those may not go away with weight loss but usually will stabilize. Always better to get the weight down even if some irreversible changes are present.
Answered 5/10/2013
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