Friday, April 27, 2012


Obesity and Health Risks

When it comes to nutrition, it's easy to spend a lot of time worrying about what to eat. But how much you eat puts as much of a stamp on your long-term health as picking the right kind of fat or choosing the right mix of vitamins.
How much you weigh (in relation to your height), your waist size, and how much weight you've gained since your mid-20s strongly influence your chances of:

  • dying early,
  • having, or dying from, a heart attack, stroke, or other type of cardiovascular disease,
  • developing diabetes,
  • developing cancer of the colon, kidney, breast, or endometrium,
  • having arthritis,
  • developing gallstones,
  • being infertile,
  • developing asthma as an adult,
  • snoring or suffering from sleep apnea,
  • developing cataracts, or
  • having a poorer quality of life.

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