Being Overweight Just As Risky To Health As Being A Smoker

Sunday, March 1, 2009 - 23:14 in Health & Medicine

Obese adolescents have the same risk of premature death in adulthood as people who smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day, while those who are overweight have the same risk as less heavy smokers.

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