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Obesity
Increases Damaging "Free Radical" Particles
(NY, Reuters Health, 3/28/03)
Dr. John F. Keaney Jr of Boston University School of
Medicine, and team, have found that obese people tend to have
high levels of cell-damaging free radicals, which are brought
about through oxidative stress. This finding may help explain
why overweight people have a greater risk of developing
chronic medical conditions, like heart disease and diabetes |