World News Tonight (ABC) - 1999-10-06
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[0:03] The number one newscast at 6:00 [music]
[0:05] for the people of
[0:06] >> of Hurricane Floyd, a dead zone in the
[0:09] sea.
[0:11] >> We'll take a closer look at the latest
[0:12] challenge of illegal immigration coming
[0:14] in through the back door.
[0:16] And the value of real-life experience,
[0:19] especially when [music] you're 3 million
[0:21] teachers short.
[0:30] >> From ABC News world headquarters in New
[0:32] York,
[0:34] this is World News Tonight with Peter
[0:36] Jennings.
[0:37] >> Good evening. We begin tonight with the
[0:38] most convincing evidence yet that if you
[0:40] are overweight, you are that much more
[0:42] likely to die prematurely. The American
[0:44] Cancer Society has done a 14-year study,
[0:48] and the dangers are greater than most
[0:49] people believe that it happens. Here's
[0:52] ABC's John McKenzie.
[0:55] >> The study of 1 million Americans, one of
[0:57] the largest studies ever done on body
[0:59] weight and mortality, found that simply
[1:01] being overweight can cut your life
[1:03] short. And this applies even if you do
[1:05] not smoke or drink, even if you
[1:07] exercise. This new research comes at a
[1:10] time when most Americans, 55%, are
[1:13] considered overweight.
[1:14] >> We're losing ground. Every year, our
[1:17] population becomes heavier and heavier.
[1:20] So, clearly, we have not translated this
[1:22] message in a way that it is that it has
[1:25] been embraced or used by the American
[1:27] public.
[1:29] >> And just how much weight is considered
[1:31] overweight?
[1:32] For a 5'5" woman, the study found a
[1:35] gradually increasing risk of death began
[1:37] at 150 lb. For a 5'10" man, the risk
[1:41] began at 174 lb.
[1:45] >> That's when the rates start to creep up.
[1:48] So, the more overweight you are