For roughly every 30-35 pounds of excess body weight a person carries over and above having a BMI of 25, their risk of death over the next 10-15 years increases by roughly 30%. This according to a study by Epidemiologist Dr. Gary Whitlock of Oxford University published on-line in The Lancet on March 18, 2009.
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