Dramatic Rise In Obesity-Related Deaths

Researchers are warning that deaths related to obesity may be more common than previously believed. According to the BBC there has been a “dramatic rise” in obesity-related deaths as seen from results of a recent study.

Dr Marie Duncan and colleagues from the University of Oxford’s Department of Public Health and the National Obesity Observatory held the study based on 27 years’ worth of death data and in particular whether obesity was listed as the main cause of death or documented as a contributing factor.

The researchers warned that obesity showed little increase as the main cause of death but evidently the health risks associated with obesity and the condition has lead to an increase in overall mortality and related deaths are more common than previously believed.

According to its authors, figures from the 2007 Health Survey for England show that 24% of men and 25% of women are classified as obese.

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Researchers said that it appears the increase in obesity-related deaths noted in their study was linked to increasing prevalence and an increase in severity of the disease.