A team from Cleveland Clinic and New York University School of Medicine analyzed causes of death in the US. They found obesity caused 47 percent more early deaths than tobacco.



It is the most elusive and difficult-to-control condition in the list, since three of the top five causes of death (diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol) can be treated.

'Modifiable behavioral risk factors pose a substantial mortality burden in the U.S.,' said Dr Glen Taksler, internal medicine researcher from Cleveland Clinic and lead author of the study.

'These preliminary results continue to highlight the importance of weight loss, diabetes management and healthy eating in the U.S. population.'

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