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A new study shows for the first time how much life expectancy is shortened for those who are overweight or obese at 40. "If you're overweight, you basically live three years less ... and if you're obese, you live approximately six to seven years less," says Dr. Robert Eckel with the American Heart Association. Obese smokers can subtract seven more years from their life expectancy. According to the study's figures, that means obese, smoking women will live 14 years less and men 13 years less than their nonsmoking, lower-weight neighbors. [ CNN ]
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