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Weight Loss Diets
Being overweight increases your risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some forms of cancer. If you are overweight, losing just 5 to 10% of your weight and keeping it off lowers your risk for developing most of these diseases.
What foods should I limit or avoid?
As much as you can, avoid the following types of food :
- Refined carbohydrates (sugar) and foods containing added sugars, such as sucrose, glucose, dextrose, highfructose corn syrup, corn sweetener, honey, and brown sugar
- Refined grain products such as white rice and white flour (Try to substitute whole grains for refined grains whenever you can.).