Obesity And Life Expectancy: 'Clear' Link Between Extreme Weight Gain And Years Lost To Poor Health

People who are overweight could lose up to three years off their lives, and extremely obese people can expect to trim up to eight years, new research on the health effects of obesity has found. The inverse link between life expectancy and obesity was most astounding on younger people between the ages of 20 and 29, according to a study published Friday in the journal Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.