Recent studies, including over 900,000 people, indicate obesity may shorten the average life span up to ten years.
There were over 57 studies preformed showing a direct connection between an overweight or obese Body Mass Index (BMI) and early mortality.
For those obese, the average life span could shorten by two to four years, while those extremely obese the life span could be reduced eight to ten years.
A study conducted by the University of Oxford worked to discover the link between BMI and mortality. The study began in 1979 and contained 894,578 people, from North American and Western Europe. The average participant was 46-year-old, with a BMI of 25.
A normal, healthy BMI for a 5 feet 5 inch person would be 18.5 to 24.9. An overweight individual BMI would be 25-29.9, while obese is 30 or more.
According to the study, during the follow-up period those with a 22.5 to 25 were more likely to sustain the average mortality rates. But every additional 5 BMI points raised the mortality risk by over 30 percent.
For the increased mortality rate the death were most commonly associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney and liver disease.
There were over 57 studies preformed showing a direct connection between an overweight or obese Body Mass Index (BMI) and early mortality.
For those obese, the average life span could shorten by two to four years, while those extremely obese the life span could be reduced eight to ten years.
A study conducted by the University of Oxford worked to discover the link between BMI and mortality. The study began in 1979 and contained 894,578 people, from North American and Western Europe. The average participant was 46-year-old, with a BMI of 25.
A normal, healthy BMI for a 5 feet 5 inch person would be 18.5 to 24.9. An overweight individual BMI would be 25-29.9, while obese is 30 or more.
According to the study, during the follow-up period those with a 22.5 to 25 were more likely to sustain the average mortality rates. But every additional 5 BMI points raised the mortality risk by over 30 percent.
For the increased mortality rate the death were most commonly associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney and liver disease.
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