If you’re overweight or obese, losing weight can reduce your risk of some potentially serious health problems.
Most people who need to lose weight can get health benefits from losing even a small amount (about 5%) of their weight if they keep it off.
Below is a simple calculation to help you work this out:
% Weight Change
Weight change (%) = (usual weight – actual weight) X 100
usual weight
For example
162lbs-124lbs X 100
162lbs
38 X 100 = 23.4% weight loss
162
