Obesity Raises Risk of Premature Death in Men

PhotoCredit:istock Men who are overweight or obese are nearly three times more at the risk of premature death than women, says a study. The findings showed that the premature deaths, defined as those at ages 35-69 years, would be 29.5 per cent and 14.6 per cent for moderately obese men and women. This corresponds to an absolute increase of 10.5 per cent for men, and 3.6 per cent for women, which is three times as big, as the risk of premature death in men with normal Body Mass Index (BMI)…

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Bowl of porridge a day continues early death at bay

Adding years to your existence is as easy as ingesting a bowl of porridge every day, indicates a latest study. Researchers at Harvard College determined that just one 16g serving per day of complete grain cuts the chance of death from any purpose, heart disease or cancer. And, they argued, the extra entire grains people devour, the larger the advantages. Their evaluation of studies confirmed that for each unmarried serving (16g) of complete grains, there has been a 7 percentage drop in risk of loss of life from any motive,…

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