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‘Obesity ups death risk by 29%’ [1]

US Study A Wake-Up Call For 12 Million Obese Indians

New Delhi: People who are obese have a 29% increased risk of premature death. This could come as a wakeup call for 8 million women and 4.4 million men in India who are obese (body mass index of 30 kg/sq m). One of the largest analyses done — 100 studies that included 3 million adults — has found that obesity was associated with a significantly higher all-cause risk of death. In this meta-analysis that looked at 2.7 lakh deaths that occurred in the US, Europe, Mexico, India, Israel, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, China and Australia, researchers found a 18% higher risk of death for obesity — BMI equal or higher than 30 — and a 29% increased risk of death among those whose BMI was higher than 35.

Publication Date: 
03/01/2013
Kounteya Sinha [2]
Times Of India (New Delhi) [3]
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India [4], Obesity [5], United States Of America (US) [6], Europe [7], Mexico [8], Diseases [9], Diabetes [10], Junk Food [11], Israel [12], Brazil [13], Japan [14], Taiwan [15], China [16], Australia [17], Health Effects [18], Health [19]

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