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Source: Archives of Internal Medicine
Summary:
A questionnaire to 13,000 adults was used to determine correlation between obesity, as measured by body mass index, and back pain, heart and lung problems, diabetes and physical functioning
Incidence of the health problems was higher in those with BMI over 25, and much higher with BMI over 30
People with BMI over 30 were twice as likely to have difficulty performing a range of daily activities as those with BMI under 25
Conclusion:
Obesity is associated with increased risk of chronic disease and decreased quality of life
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