A large waist can almost double your risk of premature death, study

Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 17:56 in Health & Medicine

Having a large waistline can almost double your risk of dying prematurely even if your body mass index is within the 'normal' range, according to a new study of over 350,000 people across Europe, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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