Extreme obesity cuts lifespan more than smoking: study - NY Daily News: That obesity can cut life short by causing strokes and other illnesses comes as no surprise, but a study reported on Tuesday quantifies the toll: The most extreme cases cut a person's lifespan more than cigarettes.
The analysis, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, is the largest-ever study of the effect of extreme obesity on mortality. It found that people who are extremely obese — for someone of average height, carrying an extra 100 lbs. or more — die 6.5 to 13.7 years earlier than peers with a healthy weight
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