It is the excess of calories that leads to obesity; these
calories may be in fat, or in carbohydrates, or both.
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Excess calories in your diet can lead to being overweight,
obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke.
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Excess carbs and calories are stored as fat.
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Excess calories are stored in the body as fat cells. If too many of these acquire, a person gains weight as the fat builds up. Excess fat can cause health and body damage, so it is important to limit these excess calories by exercising and burning off some of them.