A flu shot … or not?
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Why extreme obesity is more of a risk to lifespan than smoking is
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK – That obesity can cut life short by causing strokes and other illnesses comes as no surprise, but a new study quantifies the toll: The most extreme cases cut a person’s lifespan more than cigarettes are able to do. The analysis, published in the journal PLOS (Public Library of Science) Medicine, … Read more
SA third fattest nation on earth. Turning it around starts by cutting down on KFC…..
We’d better stop joking about fat Americans. The latest global survey shows South Africans are climbing the “fat nation” league and we’re now in third place behind the US and UK. Hidden costs of obesity are similar to cigarette smoking – mushrooming public healthcare costs. That’s not to be sneezed at in a country determined … Read more