Study: Even a Few Extra Pounds Risky
From AP/NYT
Among about half a million healthy non-smokers, overweight people had a 10 to 50 percent greater risk of dying from heart disease or cancer than normal-weight people.
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In a separate analysis of 186,000 healthy people -- who had never smoked -- overweight people were 20 to 40 percent more likely to die prematurely than normal-weight people.
Among about half a million healthy non-smokers, overweight people had a 10 to 50 percent greater risk of dying from heart disease or cancer than normal-weight people.
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In a separate analysis of 186,000 healthy people -- who had never smoked -- overweight people were 20 to 40 percent more likely to die prematurely than normal-weight people.
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