Here's a good article about the risks to your health that are associated with being overweight. The more overweight you are, the more likely you are to have health problems.
Weight loss can help improve the harmful effects of being overweight.
However, many overweight people have difficulty reaching their healthy body weight. Studies show that you can improve your health by losing as little as 10 to 20 pounds. Find your height in the left-hand column and move across the row to find your weight. If your weight falls within the moderate to severe overweight range on the chart, you are more likely to have health problems. Weights above the healthy weight range are less healthy for most people.