Weighty Issue: Is It Healthy for Seniors to be a Little Overweight?

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

For older adults, being slightly overweight may bring benefits to health, studies suggest. However, being very overweight is decidedly bad for health, and increases the risk of many chronic diseases.

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