Being severely obese is as hazardous to health as a lifetime of smoking, shortening life by a decade, a group of Oxford University experts has warned. Even moderate obesity cuts life expectancy by about three years, says the Clinical Trial Service Unit. The findings, published in The Lancet, come from data on almost a million people from around the world. In the UK, a quarter of adults are now considered obese, with a body mass index (BMI) above 30.
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