3 hours agoOverweight and counterweights kill, shorten life by 4 years
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Being overweight or obese or even the opposite, underweight, increases the risk of fatal diseases by cutting off life expectancy by four years. London School of Hygiene researchers published the magazine “Lancet”, a study that analyzes the impact of body mass life expectancy (BMI), if it is smaller or larger [...]
Being overweight or obese or even the opposite, underweight, increases the risk of fatal diseases by cutting off life expectancy by four years.
London School of Hygiene researchers published the magazine “Lancet”, a study that analyzes the impact on the life expectancy of body mass index (BMI), if it is smaller or larger than 21-25.
The study has included 3.6 million people in Great Britain.
Their clinical records have been studied by doctors who have taken into account other potentially dangerous factors, such as smoking or other past pathology.
For obesitys, unlike those with BMI over 30, life expectancy is cut by 4.2 years for men and 3.5 for women.
And for those under normal weight, life expectancy is cut by 4.3 years for men and 4.5 for women.
The body mass index is one of the main health indicators, the study authors say.
His connection with the risk of death has always been seen by researchers, but this is the first time a study analyzes specific aspects of the relationship.
