Obesity 'as bad as cigarette smoking' for life expectancy, study says
The younger the individual the worse the potential impact: Those in their 60s and 70s who are severely obese were found to have lost one year, but dealt with 7 more years of ill health.
"In terms of life-expectancy, we feel being overweight is as bad as cigarette smoking," says lead author Dr. Steven Grover in a press release. By Arden Dier
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