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Obesity
New obesity study results reported from University of Pennsylvania
December 10th, 2007
"Context Recent studies suggest that the obese population may have been growing healthier since the 1960s, as indicated by a decrease in mortality and cardiovascular risk factors. However, whether these improvements have conferred decreased risk for disability is unknown," scientists writing in the Jama - Journal of the American Medical Association report. "The obese population may be living longer with better-controlled risk factors but paradoxically experiencing more disability. Objective To determine whether the association between obesity and disability has changed over time. Setting, and Participants Adults aged 60 years and older (N = 9928) with measured...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2007-12-10)
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