It’s about how much longer you’ll live! According to information published in the American Journal of Public Health, some 18/2% of premature deaths in the United States between 1986 and 2006 were associated with excess body mass. Although the new calculations were met with some skepticism among those who study the cost, health and mortality effects of disease across broad populations, the study is praised for drawing needed attention to the effect of generational changes in the prevalence of excessive weight and obesity.
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