Summary of: “Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to eight years”

Summary of: “Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to eight years”

The research at Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University produced startling data. They found that a very obese person could have 8 years taken from their life. An obese person could have 6 years less of life, and an overweight person could have 3 years taken off of their life. They will also loose two to four times more healthy life years then someone with a healthy BMI. Dr. Grover said the information needs to be more applicable to patients in order for it be effective.  “What may be interesting for patients are the ‘what is?’ questions. What is they loose 10 to 15 pounds”. 

            I choose this article because obesity is a big problem in America and we need more effective ways to tell people just how dangerous it is. I think that Dr. Grover and his team are on the right track to finding solutions to this problem. I did not know just how much obesity takes away from you until I read this article. I wonder if this research will be able to make a change in the number of obese people in America.

Work Cited:

McGill University Health Centre. (2014, December 5). Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to eight years. ScienceDaily. Retrieved December 5, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141205094845.htm