The greatest benefit is reducing your chance of an early death. Treating obesity may also help reduce your risk of certain cancers.
Obesity can contribute to elevated blood pressure and elevated blood glucose, so reducing your weight may help lower that blood pressure and treat prediabetes.
Additionally, women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to have pre-obesity and obesity. Losing weight is an effective treatment to improve PCOS symptoms and even restore ovulation. It can also help treat heavy periods or lessen the effects of menopause.
Carrying extra weight can put stress on your joints and lead to immobility. When you treat obesity, it improves joint pain and inflammation and may resolve GERD or acid reflux symptoms. Treatment can also improve obstructive sleep apnea.