Obese Adults Die Younger

Adults that are extremely obese have a higher risk of dying younger of conditions like heart disease, cancer, stroke, kidney and liver disease, a new study has found. According to the study by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), people with class III obesity (35.0-39.9 BMI) had a dramatic reduction in life expectancy compared with people of normal weight. Cari Kitahara, Ph.D., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, said that ...