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Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, says a lot of excess sugar in the diet leads to an increase in obesity and its complications.

She explains excess sugar and diabetes are considered a cardiovascular risk factor, because it increases the risk of obesity. She recommends working together as a family to make an adjustment in diet.

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