Doctors: people suffering from obesity, live for 8 years less

An analysis by Canadian scientists of the relationship between a person’s weight and his life span showed: people who are obese lose up to eight years of their life.

The subject of the analysis was the data of 4 thousand people. Scientists evaluated the risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. It turned out that people suffering from severe obesity lose 8 years of their life, the average - 6, and just overweight - up to 3.

Moreover, it has been established that the development of various diseases runs, the sooner a person begins to gain weight. Doctors compare the harm from extra pounds with the harm caused by smoking.

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