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title: Obesity reduces lifespan
date: "2003-01-12T12:00:00Z"
categories:
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wp_id: 978
description: Obesity significantly shortens life expectancy, with research showing an obese 20-year-old man may lose up to 13 years of life. This data emphasizes the severe long-term health impacts of being overweight starting at a young age.
keywords: [obesity, life expectancy, health research, body mass index, longevity, public health]
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[Obesity reduces lifespan](http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993246). An obese 20-year-old man may have his life expectancy cut by as many as 13 years compared with normal-weight people.