Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 06:30
in Health & Medicine
A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated unless a person's hip circumference is taken into account.
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