Extreme obesity can shorten your life by 12 years
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009Those who weigh more than 80 pounds over normal weight live 3 to 12 fewer years than normal-weight people, according to a new study. Don’t worry though, just being overweight or moderately obese, has little or no effect on life span, according to the research. Some of the findings: Overall, excess weight was responsible for [...]