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Women doctors are no exception.
According to the Harvard University Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing study of about 115,000 women, even gaining 15 or 20 pounds more than you weighed at age 18 increases your risk of heart disease or other serious illnesses. The news is not all bad. Luckily, dropping even ten excess pounds can lower your cholesterol by five to ten points and your blood pressure as much as six points, says Dr. McBarron. Here is some help with slimming down forever. Watch less TV, get more exercise.