These 5 Preventable Conditions Shorten Lives

These 5 Preventable Conditions Shorten Lives
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More bad news for plus-sized Americans: Obesity is the leading cause of preventable life-years lost in the nation, a new study finds.

Obesity steals more years than diabetes, tobacco, high blood pressureand high cholesterol -- the other top preventable health problems that cut Americans' lives short, according to researchers who analyzed 2014 data.



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