Table 1: Health improvements that are seen with weight loss.

Weight loss (%)	Overall health improvements
0–5	Improvement of hypertension and hyperglycaemia
5–10	Prevention of type 2 diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, polycystic ovary syndrome Improvement of dyslipidaemia
10–15	Reduction of cardiovascular disease and urinary stress Improvement of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, osteoarthritis
>15	Type 2 diabetes remission Improvement and reduction of cardiovascular mortality and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction