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WASHINGTON (AP) - When the fat get even fatter, their risk of death jumps, too, especially if they have an apple-shaped waistline. So concludes a study of 90,000 women in the United States, the first to look closely at the alarming trend of extreme obesity, being at least 90 pounds overweight.
"People think of obesity as a single thing, but your risk can be modified within that," said lead researcher Dr. Kathleen McTigue of the University of Pittsburgh. She presented the study Saturday at a meeting of the American Heart Association.
The good news is that losing even 20 pounds or so will help, she said.
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