Study Finds Obesity Raises Risk Of Early Death By 90 Percent
After adjusting for biases in BMI, Masters found people carrying excess weight had far worse mortality outcomes than previously known.
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After adjusting for biases in BMI, Masters found people carrying excess weight had far worse mortality outcomes than previously known.
How deadly is obesity? Being obese or overweight for a long period of time may boost the risk of death significantly more than previously believed.
Obesity ups death risk by more than 90%
Excess weight or obesity boosts risk of death by anywhere from 22% to 91%-;significantly more than previously believed-;while the mortality risk of being slightly underweight has likely been overestimated, according to new CU Boulder research.
As per the study, about 1 in 6 U.S. deaths are related to excess weight or obesity, Check how here.