"Is it healthy to store a bit of weight? A study of tens of thousands of people suggests it is. New research, presented to the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Vienna, found that people who had a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight category, and in the lower end of the obese category, were less likely to die than those in the healthy weight range."
"Both underweight and obesity are major global health challenges. "There are conflicting findings about the BMI range linked to lowest mortality. It was once thought to be 20 to 25 but it may be shifting upward over time owing to medical advances and improvements in general health.""
"A healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. Those who were underweight were three times more likely to have died."
A study of tens of thousands presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Vienna found that people with BMI in the overweight category and in the lower end of the obese category had lower mortality than those in the healthy-weight BMI range (18.5–24.9). The study also found the highest mortality risk among individuals with BMI in the middle and lower end of the normal weight range, and among underweight people. Underweight participants were three times more likely to have died. Researchers noted that both underweight and obesity remain major global health challenges and that the BMI linked to lowest mortality may be shifting upward over time due to medical advances and improvements in general health.
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