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Key Points
➤ Among the many conditions caused or worsened by excess
adipose tissue (AT), the most prevalent are:
• Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
• Elevated blood sugar
• High blood pressure
• Dyslipidemia
• Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
• Cancer
• Obesity and stress: cause and effect
• Psychiatric disease
➤ These conditions are also largely improved, even prevented, by
weight loss.
➤ It is therefore recommended that weight loss be an integral part
of management whenever excess AT accompanies any of these
conditions.
