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Extra Pounds Linked to Weaker Legs in Older Women

9/27/2011
TUESDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Older, overweight women have about the same power and strength in their legs as normal-weight women. But when their leg strength and power was assessed relative to their weight, older overweight women performed much worse than those of normal weight, a new study has found. Read More