The more obese friends you have, the more likely you are to become obese, a new study suggests.

一项新的调查指出，你的肥胖朋友越多，你就越可能变胖。

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Assuming you're not grossly underweight or morbidly obese, a relatively stable weight is a sign of good health.

只要你不是过于轻或病态肥胖，那么相对稳定的体重是健康的一个标志。

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Significantly, however, the drops in cholesterol weren't seen in people considered obese—a new finding.

然而，过度肥胖的人没有出现胆固醇的下降-这是个新发现。

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Doctors say eating right and exercising should begin at a young age so that children will not grow into obese adults.

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They used a system of measurement called the Body Mass Index to define words like obese and overweight.

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The study found that half the women who died were obese and that 56 percent had a chronic illness, such as high blood pressure, heart disease or asthma.

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While a quarter of Americans are now defined by the CDC as obese and a recent New York Times Magazine cover asked, Is Sugar Toxic?

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Additionally, being obese means a girl is more likely to get her first period earlier.

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Around 1978, some 17 percent of US women were obese, a figure that grew to 35 percent by 2003.

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