Effect of Body Weight & Physical Activity on Life Expectancy (IMAGE)

NIH/National Cancer Institute

Effect of Body Weight & Physical Activity on Life Expectancy

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This bar graph displays years of life loss at various body weights and levels of activity. A study by the National Cancer Institute found that physical activity increased life expectancy, regardless of body weight.

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National Cancer Institute

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