Obesity in elderly a ticking time bomb for health services
Monday, August 25, 2008 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
Research carried out at the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England has discovered that obesity in later life does not make a substantial difference to risks of death among older people but that it is a major contributor to increased disability in later life – creating a ticking time bomb for health services in developed countries. read more
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