#888 Iron Deficiency Anemia with Dr. Pelcovits
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
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The Relationship Between Obesity and Weight
There's been a rise over the last several decades in people's weight and obesity. As your weight increases, your risk of certain things like heart attacks and some cancers goes up. But at what point do you cross a threshold where, you know, if I weigh this amount, now I'm at risk for a heart attack is a bit unclear? There's probably some amount of being slightly overweight. That's not quite as bad for you as maybe we've been led to believe in our general culture of thinness.
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