‘Snuff’

Obesity and smoking shorten life in 10 years

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Obesity and smoking

Being obese is very dangerous to health as being addicted to snuff, as it can shorten the life a decade, a group of experts from the University of Oxford has warned.

Even moderate obesity reduces life expectancy by about three years, said that the Services Unit of Clinical Trials, these results were published in The Lancet and derived from data on nearly one million people worldwide.

In the UK, a quarter of adults are considered obese, with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 30, this index is useful in assessing the extent to which the fatty tissue causes health problems.

If they are becoming obese or becoming overweight, can help add years to your life, says Dr. Gary Whitlock, University of Oxford. (more…)

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