Midlife weight loss linked to longer, healthier lives

A University of Helsinki study tracked 23,000 individuals from Finland and the UK, aged 30 to 50 at the outset, over a period of 12 to 35 years. Health benefits were found in overweight men and women who lost an average of 6.5% of their body weight in early middle age and maintained it throughout the 12-35-year follow-up period. Weight maintenance is crucial.

“The benefits of lifestyle-based weight management are widely discussed even though studies have found it surprisingly difficult to…

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