Why Is Obesity Hard On Health?

You've been told for years that being fat is bad for your heart.  But why is it, exactly?

One reason recently discovered in a study by the Boston University School of Medicine is that obese people have higher levels than thin people of free radicals, substances in the body that damage cells.

An oversupply of free radicals, known as "oxidative stress," is thought to contribute to heart disease.

The study, with 2,828 people in the Framingham (Mass.) Heart Study, was reported in the March issue of Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

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