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Schauna Gillam (left) has her measurements taken by Halima Garba before starting Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice’s 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

March 1, 2014 Atlanta – Schauna Gillam (left) has her measurements taken by Halima Garba before starting Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice’s 12 week challenge to lose 15 inches on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Montgomery Rice is the dean and executive vice president for the Morehouse School of Medicine. According to a recent Nurses’ Health Study, people with large waists may be at higher risk for heart disease and other illnesses. After 16 years, women who reported waist sizes of 35 inches or higher had nearly double the risk of dying from heart disease, compared to women whose waist was less than 28 inches. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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