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Weighing a little too much might not kill you, but there's nothing healthy about it, the head of the nation's health agency said Thursday, distancing herself from a controversial report suggesting that being overweight isn't so bad.
Health experts increasingly are faulting a recent study by scientists at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that concluded obesity is not nearly as dangerous as was thought and that being a little plump might actually lower the risk of death.See the full content of this document
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Cdc Stresses Danger of Weight
At a news conference, the CDC's chief, Dr. Julie Gerberding, acknowledged ...
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