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Up in smoke. (goodnews).(dangers of obesity)(Brief Article)

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Shocking research has found that overweight and obesity have a lifeshortening effect nearly equal to that of smoking.

Obese female smokers lose 13.3 years off their lifespans compared to normal-weight nonsmokers.

But obese female nonsmokers lose 7.1 years of lifespan compared to normal-weight nonsmokers.

Obese male smokers lose ...

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