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- Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to eight years
- Obesity Can Shorten Life By Eight Years And Cause Two Decades Of Ill-Health, Say Scientists
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- Sugar substitutes don’t help with weight loss
- Fat around heart may cause irregular heartbeat
| Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to eight years Posted: 05 Dec 2014 12:49 PM PST 'Tis the season to indulge. However, restraint may be best, according to a new study. The researchers examined the relationship between body weight and life expectancy. Their findings show that overweight and obese individuals have the potential to decrease life expectancy by up to eight years. |
| Obesity Can Shorten Life By Eight Years And Cause Two Decades Of Ill-Health, Say Scientists Posted: 05 Dec 2014 04:15 AM PST A computer model has predicted that diabetes and heart disease , results of obesity , could deprive a person of up to 19 years of healthy life. The model showed that being obese could shorten life by eight years and condemn a person to almost two decades of ill-health. For the very obese, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 35 or more, between one and eight years of life were likely to be lost ... |
| Posted: 25 Nov 2014 04:32 PM PST High body-mass index (BMI; defined as 25 kg/m or greater) is associated with increased risk of cancer. To inform public health policy and future research, we estimated the global burden of cancer attributable to high BMI in 2012. |
| Sugar substitutes don’t help with weight loss Posted: 23 Nov 2014 08:47 PM PST Dear Dr. Z: I have never been concerned about my weight until now. I'm 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, with a body mass index of 24. That puts me in the perfect range, according to my doctor. |
| Fat around heart may cause irregular heartbeat Posted: 18 Nov 2014 09:40 PM PST New York, Nov 19 (IANS) More than body mass index (BMI) which is commonly used to determine if a person is obese, it is the layer of fat around heart which is more closely associated with atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat, finds research. |
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