Deadly obesity
Today Reuters published a story about the consequences of obesity in teens. The upshot is, the heavier one is at 18, the more likely one is to die in middle age.
Here’s the blurb:
Overweight at 18, maybe dead in middle age?
Young women who are overweight at the age of 18 have a higher risk of dying young, but medication and behavior therapy can help young people lose weight, U.S. researchers reported Monday.
I’d love to see the so-called fat activists—the people who maintain that being overweight poses no health risks—explain this one.
