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by hu3 611 days ago
Yeah if I try to handwave obesity impact on diabetes and cardiovascular diseases to the average cardiologist, they are going to tear me a new one within minutes.

I don't know why is this even a question. Do people really think being overweight is a net positive?
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pessimizer 611 days ago
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23280227/

Association of all-cause mortality with overweight and obesity using standard body mass index categories: a systematic review and meta-analysis

> Conclusions and Relevance: [...]overweight was associated with significantly lower all-cause mortality.

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watwut 610 days ago
You gotta go higher in BMI for those to kick in. Basically, where you are within normal and slightly overweight bounds is mostly an aesthetic concern with slight lifespan advantage for slightly overweight people.

When you move toward obese or into underweight category, health problems kick in.

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