Article of the week - Overweight Boomers Risk Early Death
This article came up and I thought it was quite to the point. Please remember that long before it shortens a life, a body that carries to much fat will be screaming with an array of symptoms and conditions. It is widely known that obesity is the gateway to most disease conditions and the simple answer is taking control of your body composition. Take back control...make your decisions count and you will reap tremendous rewards in regards to your health.
Overweight Boomers Risk Early Death WebMD
Updated 8/23/2006 11:05:43 PM By Salynn Boyles
Aug. 23, 2006 -- Baby boomers take note. Carrying around even a few extra pounds may shorten your life, a new government study finds.
The new research comes from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
It contradicts a widely publicized study reported last year by researchers at the CDC. That study found the risk of death associated with being overweight or obese to be much lower than most public health experts believed.
While it is well known that middle-aged people who are obese have an increased risk of death, it has been less clear if that risk extended to people with just a few pounds to lose.
The new NCI study showed a 20% to 40% increase in the risk of death for healthy people with no history of smoking even if they were only overweight at age 50. If they were obese, they were two to three times as likely to die during the study's 10-year follow-up.
Cut and paste the link below to view the complete article.
http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/health?e=pri&dt=060823&cat=news&st=news116439&src=webmd
Overweight Boomers Risk Early Death WebMD
Updated 8/23/2006 11:05:43 PM By Salynn Boyles
Aug. 23, 2006 -- Baby boomers take note. Carrying around even a few extra pounds may shorten your life, a new government study finds.
The new research comes from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
It contradicts a widely publicized study reported last year by researchers at the CDC. That study found the risk of death associated with being overweight or obese to be much lower than most public health experts believed.
While it is well known that middle-aged people who are obese have an increased risk of death, it has been less clear if that risk extended to people with just a few pounds to lose.
The new NCI study showed a 20% to 40% increase in the risk of death for healthy people with no history of smoking even if they were only overweight at age 50. If they were obese, they were two to three times as likely to die during the study's 10-year follow-up.
Cut and paste the link below to view the complete article.
http://dailynews.att.net/cgi-bin/health?e=pri&dt=060823&cat=news&st=news116439&src=webmd
posted by Kathleen Bell Kelley, MD @ 7:30 AM
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