March 5, 2006
Obesity Raises Car Crash Death Risk
Posted at March 5, 2006 9:24 AM in Auto Accidents
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If there weren't enough health risks associated with being overweight, along comes another one-maybe one you wouldn't have thought about. If you're male and obese, you're at a significantly greater risk to die as a result of a car crash according to a Milwaukee based investigation. The study cites various factors leading to this increased risk: obesity reduces the body's ability to recover from injury, the actual effects of momentum in the crash itself, and body shape.
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