Obesity, Vision, and Teeth

As if heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes weren't bad enough, obese people have a greater risk of losing their teeth and vision too.

A study in the Journal of Peridontology recently published a study that found that obese people have significantly higher rates of periodontitis, an infection that affects the gum and bone tissue in the mouth. In a separate study, Harvard researchers who studied 261 patients for an average of 4 1/2 years found that the bigger your waistline, the more likely you are to have vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration. All the news isn't bad. They also found that exercising a few times a week cuts your risk of macular degeneration by 25%.

(Source: Dr. Al Sears' Health Confidential for Men newsletter )