[url]http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091207/thl-obesity-causes-heart-disease-deaths-d831572.html[/url]
[quote]One in three heart disease deaths is a direct result of being overweight or obese, a study has suggested. Skip related content
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Obesity causes heart disease deaths
Excess weight is also to blame for one in seven cases of non-fatal heart disease, according to the findings.
The research, involving 20,000 men and women aged 20 to 65, indicates that failing to stay slim is a bigger risk factor for cardiovascular disease than was previously realised.
The study was based on professionally taken measurements of Body Mass Index (BMI) - calculated from a person's relative height and weight - and waistline girth.
It showed that patients with obese levels of BMI were four times more likely to die of heart disease than those of normal weight. A waistline that fell into the obese category increased the risk three-fold.
Earlier studies had suggested that obesity roughly doubled the chances of dying from heart disease.
The difference may be because many previous studies relied on inaccurate self-reported measurements of height, weight and girth, said the Dutch scientists.
For the new study, known as MORGEN, researchers monitored the progress of more than 20,000 participants for 10 years after trained staff accurately measured their BMIs and waistlines.
The results showed that among those categorised as overweight and obese, being too fat and heavy accounted for around half of fatal cases of heart disease. More than a quarter of non-fatal cases of heart disease in the same group were due to body size and weight.
Chief investigator Dr Ineke van Dis, from the Netherlands Heart Foundation, said: "What this study shows is the substantial effect which overweight and obesity have on cardiovascular disease, whether fatal or non-fatal. In the near future, the impact of obesity on the burden of heart disease will be even greater."[/quote]
Another medical mystery solved thanks to yahoo :rolleyes:
My god being obese can kill you!?
We should do somthing about this before obesity becomes a growing problem.
New studies also suggest that breathing is good for you.
fat chance
:smug:
By god, this could cause catastrophic effects world-wide; we need to stop this before it becomes a problem!
[QUOTE=madmanmad;18790362]My god being obese can kill you!?
We should do somthing about this before obesity becomes a growing problem.[/QUOTE]
I'm questioning if you didn't mean to make a pun and the whole joke was just being sarcastic.
I guess the obese have finally bit more than they can chew.
That sucked.
It is a weighty issue indeed
Thankfully they had thousands of Tax payer dollars to help them figure this out.
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Another mystery solved.
HOLY SHIT BEING FAT IS BAD?
Maybe we should tell the most hypocritical, asshole, cruel and sarcastic community on the internet.
oh wait...
This is Yahoo and not The Onion, right?
well i guess that means i'll have to stop buttering my ice cream
[QUOTE=BlueSaint;18790423]HOLY SHIT BEING FAT IS BAD?
Maybe we should tell the most hypocritical, asshole, cruel and sarcastic community on the internet.
oh wait...[/QUOTE]
4chan?
[B]ITT: It is 2003[/B]
What the fuck? No way, I hope I don't get fat, it's bad for me guys.
Guys, being fat is bad for you, don't be fat for God's sake, it's bad for you.
[QUOTE=Octo pie;18790874]But what causes obesity?
:foxnews:more on this at 11.:foxnews:[/QUOTE]
This just in: Obama wants to regulate the fast food industry that COMMIE
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