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Lnjojri Lire—But Not Long
“Perhaps it is good that he does enjoy life,” he said in a recent talk, “for statistics indicate that he isn’t going to live long to do it.”
“Have you ever reflected,” he continued, “on the, very few persons past Alt in your cricle of personal acquaintances who are grossly obese compared to the 40to-60 age group? One might say that obesity disappears with age. It is more probable that obese individuals disappear with age.
“The death rate from all causes is increased 22 per cent for individuals 5 to i4 per cent overweight, 44 per cent for those 15 to 24 per cent overweight, and 74 ‘per cent for. those* 25 per. cent or more overweight.”
Death among the fat from heartrhigh blood pressure cohdi-a tions, leading cause of mortality in the United States today, is increased 62 per cent, from diabetes 157 per cent, and even from cancer 11 per cent.
“I have heard it said,” Dr. Hundley continued, “that for every inch the abdominal circumurement
five years can be subtracted from the individual’s life expectancy.”
Food never really has been restricted for most persons in the ‘ United States, *he points out. In Europe during the war, especially in England, there iwere very drastic restrictions. General health improved quite considerably.
There is no actual evidence that heart, kidney and Mood pressure
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