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Obesity can shorten your life, says new study

Being even moderately obese cuts two to four years off a person's life, a study has shown.

Being even moderately obese cuts two to four years off a person's life, a study has shown.

Severe levels of obesity can erase up to 10 years of living and are as dangerous as smoking, researchers found.