It is important that you maintain a healthy weight both for your overall health and so that your respiratory system can

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keep capillaries constricted.
keep capillaries constricted.

deliver oxygen more adequately.
deliver oxygen more adequately.

allow for smaller amounts of air to enter your lungs.
allow for smaller amounts of air to enter your lungs.

pump blood more forcefully from the heart.

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deliver oxygen more adequately.

Excess weight (especially obesity) restricts lung expansion, increases the work of breathing, and impairs gas exchange; maintaining a healthy weight helps the respiratory system ventilate and oxygenate blood more effectively.