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Young South Korean Women Becoming Either Overweight or Underweight

Young South Korean Women Becoming Either Overweight or Underweight

SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s young women are increasingly becoming either overweight or underweight, while men are gaining in abdominal obesity, a medical report said Monday.  The research results showed that among women in their 20s and 30s, prevalence for becoming underweight increased from 8.8 percent in 1998 to 14 percent in [...]

Better to be Fat Than Skinny for Longevity: Study

Better to be Fat Than Skinny for Longevity: Study

SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of internal medicine experts from Kangbuk Samsung Hospital announced Thursday the results of a recent study, which revealed that being underweight poses a greater risk of death than being overweight or obese, contradicting the common consensus that often suggests otherwise.  The study was based on health check-up [...]