Maintaining healthy weight — the key to avoiding chronic disease

From the University oF Queensland, Australia a report released today by the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health based at the University of Newcastle and The University of Queensland and funded by the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing. “The report found that being overweight or obese was more consistently associated with chronic illness than smoking, alcohol use, or education,� said Professor Byles.
Professor Annette Dobson from UQ's School of Population Health said the findings showed that across all age groups, being overweight or obese was consistently linked to heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis, diabetes, asthma and arthritis. While this is important for women in Australia, it should also be important for women elsewhere.