Overweight in women increases risk of death by 40 percent

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Having a body mass index (BMI) of 27.8 or more increases the risk of death from from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer by 40 percent according to a new study from the Netherlands.

The risk of death from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer did not increase significantly in women who had a weight gain of 15 percent or more, nor did the risk change in women who lost weight.

The study involved 8,100 women who were 50- to 66-years-old who participated in a population-based breast cancer-screening project in the Netherlands between 1974 and 1977, and were followed fo an averge of 17 years.

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Maru S, Van Der Schouw YT, Gimbrere C, Grobbee D, Peeters P. Body mass index and short-term weight change in relation to mortality in dutch women after age 50 y. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jul, 80(1):231-36.

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