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    The weight loss RIPPLE EFFECT

    Apr 11, 2019 4 minutes

    Good news! Big gains can come from a relatively small weight loss. We spoke to a range of medical experts about how losing even just 10 per cent of your body weight can radically improve your health and longevity.

    WEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE/HEART HEALTH

    Dr Shruti Kapila, Cardiologist

    If you’re genetically at risk of uncontrolled blood pressure, weight is even more significant than previously thought, says Dr Shruti Kapila from Sydney’s Burwood Heart Centre.

    “Hundreds of studies have looked at the effect of ‘salt sensitivity’ on blood pressure,” she says. “However, only in recent years has the focus shifted to how your individual genetic ‘weight sensitivity’ can also impact blood pressure.

    “So, while one person may put on 5kg and

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