More than two out of three Americans are overweight, averaging 23 pounds heavier than the ideal body weight.

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Both were sick, injured and less than half their ideal body weight.

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Still, you knew that being morbidly obese (yes, that's how you describe people who are 100 pounds or more over their ideal body weight) would be something that would ultimately kill you, probably as a relatively young man.

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Pear-shaped women with big hips and thighs were at higher risk of dangerous clots, even if they had an "ideal" body weight.

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