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Weight, Worry, And Wallet Predict Functional Limitations In Older Women

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 29th, 2001

Obese, middle-age women are nearly twice as likely to have substantial physical limitations than women of average weight, according to a new study.

The study also reports that women in their 40s and 50s who report a high level of stress, those who cannot afford to buy basic necessities and those who have certain medical problems are more likely to have trouble with daily activities such as bathing, carrying groceries or climbing stairs.

The study by Sandra K. Pope, PhD, MPH, of the University of Arkansas for Medical Services and published in the September/October, 2001 edition of Women's Health Issues, was based on a national survey of more...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-11-29)

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