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The Link Between Severe Obesity and Depression Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:50 AM PDT LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Obesity has been recognized as a disease in itself, and it takes a significant toll on the body as well as the mind. Increased risks like diabetes, heart failure, and stroke make living with severe obesity a daily hazard that, on average, decreases life expectancy by twenty years. Such physical impairments are bad enough, but severe obesity also takes a ... |
The Medical Minute: Why Taking Control of Your BMI Is a Healthy Choice Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:39 PM PDT The most common way to find out whether you're overweight or obese is to calculate your body mass index, or BMI -- an estimate of body fat. It's a good gauge of your risk for obesity-related diseases. |
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