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Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Extra Weight Offers No Advantage in Auto Accidents

Think that a few extra pounds might provide potentially life-saving protection in the case of an automobile accident?

Think again.

Researchers with the University of Virginia found that overweight individuals have no advantage because they have greater maximum forward pitch when they are thrown forward during an accident, and because they are more likely to be injured in their ribs and lungs.

The researchers had to use cadavers because there are no obese crash dummies.

The study appeared in the journal Obesity.

Labels: overweight, research, accidents, safety

Posted By: Aspen/CRC