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ABC Health & Wellbeing article. What is the obesity paradox?

PostPosted: 16 Apr 2014, 06:02
by Juliana.Rivers
ABC kindly facebooked me this article today

http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/s ... ox_FBP|abc

It's no secret Australians are getting heavier, with more than 60 per cent of us being overweight or obese.

But a growing body of research suggests some people who are classed as "obese" have a better chance of surviving the chronic diseases that obesity causes in the first place.

This phenomenon has been labelled the "obesity paradox" and it has researchers puzzled.
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thoughts

Re: ABC Health & Wellbeing article. What is the obesity para

PostPosted: 16 Apr 2014, 06:31
by janeg
Hmmm, just skimmed it quickly but to me it suggests that the BMI as a 'classification' health indicator needs looked at...