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  • Inactivity 'kills more than obesity' (about 676,000 deaths each year...compared with 337,000 from carrying too much weight.0

    10/04/2020 8:42:12 AM PDT · by daniel1212 · 23 replies
    BBC ^ | 15 January 2015 | James Gallagher
    A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as obesity in Europe, a 12-year study of more than 300,000 people suggests. University of Cambridge researchers said about 676,000 deaths each year were down to inactivity, compared with 337,000 from carrying too much weight. They concluded that getting everyone to do at least 20 minutes of brisk walking a day would have substantial benefits. Experts said exercise was beneficial for people of any weight. Obesity and inactivity often go hand in hand. However, it is known that thin people have a higher risk of health problems if they...
  • 2,476 teenagers - ages 13-19 - dead due lack of distancing. 2 of every 3 were males. Rates highest at ages 16-17. Masks had no known effect.

    10/04/2020 8:28:49 AM PDT · by daniel1212 · 29 replies
    Free Republic ^ | 9:28:31 PM Sat, 10/03/20 | daniel1212
    A total of 2,476 teenagers ages 13-19 died in motor vehicle crashes in 2018... About 2 of every 3 teenagers killed in crashes in 2018 were males. In the United States, teenagers drive less than all but the oldest people, but their numbers of crashes and crash deaths are disproportionately high.Footnote 1 In the United States, the fatal crash rate per mile driven for 16-19 year-olds is nearly 3 times the rate for drivers ages 20 and over. Risk is highest at ages 16-17. In 2018, teenagers accounted for 7 percent of motor vehicle crash deaths. They comprised 8 percent...