Being overweight, obese increases mortality risks, study says

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Research in the Annals of Internal Medicine found overall mortality risks increased by 10% for people who were overweight, 34% for those who were obese and 98% for the morbidly obese. The study, which considered patient data over 12 years, contradicts the “obesity paradox" theory that being overweight may have health or survival benefits for some people, researchers said.
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