Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Yet another reason to bike: Moderately overweight = increased risk for early death

A recently released 10-year study of a half million Americans shows that the moderately overweight have a higher chance of dying earlier than those who are not overweight.

I was in that "moderately overweight" category a few years ago, but today I have a Body Mass Index of 23, probably due primarily to my cycling at least 50 miles a week. Cyclelicious applauds the efforts of the Amazing Shrinking Man who work to encourage daily activity for all of us to improve our health.

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2 comments:

  1. JillAugust 24, 2006 at 7:17 PM

    I second that applause

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  2. Jesper TherkildsenAugust 30, 2006 at 7:33 AM

    A second bonus for you is that inactivity also kills people too early and is a risk factor just as overweight.

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