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posted by Gyan
on Dec 26, 2007 -
10 comments
In this week’s medical research update, being
mildly overweight might not be so bad for you. According to
one summary, “overweight people have a lower death rate because they are much less likely to die from a grab bag of diseases that includes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, infections and lung disease. And that lower risk is not counteracted by increased risks of dying from any other disease, including cancer, diabetes or heart disease.” And so what is meant by “overweight” needs to be
reconsidered. But last week’s bulletin, discussed
here, suggested that longer life spans are associated with lower weights, and the
primary recommendation was to “Be as lean as possible without becoming underweight.” Allright: Epidemiological studies are hard to interpret and some people question the
science. Newspapers are oriented to breaking news and treat medical reports as such, relying on he said/she said quotes from experts instead of providing integrative analysis. So who exactly is going to put together the pieces? What about
NIH, your tax dollar at work? Or some blogs?
posted by cogneuro
on Nov 7, 2007 -
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