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Written By: Fareed Warrad | March 17, 2009 | 10:32 PM EST
A new study shows that being obese can shorten your life. Gary Whitlock, a researcher from the Clinical Trial Service Unit at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom said “Moderate obesity typically shortens life span by about three years. By moderate obesity, I mean weighing about a third more than is ideal, which for most people would mean being about 50 or 60 pounds overweight.” Mr. Whitlock continued “More than one in three middle-aged Americans are now in this category, Whitlock said. “By contrast, weighing twice your ideal weight — say, an extra 150 pounds — shortens life span by about 10 years,” he added.”
Although this obesity level is still not common, albeit it does equals the known 10-year reduction in life span caused by smoking. “So, smoking is about as dangerous as being severely obese, and about three times as dangerous as being moderately obese,” he said.
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