Source: The Mercury, 10 February, 1995, p.17 Source: The Mercury, 10 February, 1995, p.17
United States federal guide- lines on healthy weights for men and women are too lenient and may be encouraging Ameri- cans to weigh too much accord- ing to a new study. The study found that women of average weight in the US had a 50 per cent higher chance of heart attack than did women weighing 15 per cent below average.
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