The number of years individuals live with obesity is directly associated with the risk of mortality, according Monash and University of Copenhagen researchers. They found the duration of obesity is a strong predictor of mortality - independent of the actual level of Body Mass Index (BMI). For those who had a medium number of years lived with obesity (between five years and 14.9 years), the risk of mortality more than doubled compared to those who had never been obese.
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