People who are obese or overweight at some point in their adult lives have an elevated risk of death from cardiovascular disease, cancer and other causes. Analyzing weight history over a period of time, rather than at a single point, reversed the paradoxical association between excess weight and reduced mortality that had been seen in previous studies. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Study: Being overweight at any point in adulthood increases risk for death--Audio

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Coffee Drinking and Mortality--Audio

Coffee Drinking and Mortality

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Yoga, Physical Therapy or Education for Chronic Low Back Pain--Audio

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Study: Being overweight at any point in adulthood increases risk for death--Audio

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