The Longer Overweight, The Shorter The Life
Author: Karen Lennox
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
Researchers estimate that people who are overweight for 5 to 15 years are twice as likely to die early.
The longer a person's obesity persists, the shorter his or her life expectancy, say researchers at Monash University in Australia and the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Data from 5,209 volunteers included in a 48-year study on the prevalence of heart disease in Framingham were analyzed. The new report does not take into account data from patients with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or cancer.
Researchers estimate that people who are overweight for 5 to 15 years are twice as likely to die early. It is three times higher if the years spent with obesity are 15. Every 2 additional years after this period, the risk increases by another 6-7%.
According to Dr. Anna Peters, this is the first study that so categorically measures how detrimental it is for a person to be overweight.
Americans are defined as the "fattest" nation. At the other end of the line, with the finest silhouette, are the Japanese. While for the United States the average body mass index is 28, for Japan it is 22 for women and 24 for men. Belgians, French, Italians and Swiss have not changed their weight for the longest period of time - 30 years.
The body mass index is calculated by the formula - BMI = weight / height in meters of the second degree. Normal values are between 18.5 and 25.
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