Women With Lifelong Obesity Suffering More Illnesses in Senior Years, Says Harvard Study
October 14, 2009 Kyriaki (Sandy) Venetis 
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More and more Americans are definitely living longer, but they are also doing it with the help of a lot of prescription medications.
These medical issues have become a common occurrence in American culture. The Harvard School of Public Health in cooperation with Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that in a large study of 17,065 women living until at least age 70, that being overweight at middle-age was associated with having more health problems later in life.
The results showed that only 9.9 percent of the women who lived until age 70, reported being free of major chronic diseases; having good cognitive and physical functions; and having good mental health. These women were defined as healthy survivors.
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