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Accepted medical wisdom that overweight people are more susceptible to diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure is a myth, a shock new report suggests.
Even people who are obese suffer no adverse health effects until they turn 40. The research flies in the face of Government attempts to combat the so-called "obesity timebomb", which it has been claimed will lead to a generation of youngsters dying before their parents.
The new study has led to calls to curb our obsession with dieting.
OBESITY ILLS ARE A 'MYTH'. By Lucy Johnston. Sunday, May 30,2010
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“Overweight and obese people are being frightened into thinking they are ill and they are not.”
He added: “There is no doubt gross obesity clearly damages health, but the risk does not occur at the levels people are being told.”
The researchers examined the health and weight of nearly 18,000 US men and women in selected years between 1988 and 2006.
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