Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Even With Fewer Risk Factors, Heavy Men Die Earlier

“Some past research has suggested that when obese and overweight adults do not have the so-called metabolic syndrome, their risks of diabetes, heart disease and stroke are no higher than those of normal-weight people. In the current study, which followed more than 1,700 Swedish men for 30 years, overweight and obese men had increased risks of conditions including heart attack and stroke, even when in the absence of metabolic syndrome....

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60345U20100104

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