Being overweight not linked to dying early, study says, but questions remain | CNN
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An analysis of over 500,000 Americans found no increase in the risk for early death for people officially defined as overweight, but risk went up as weight increased.

“when considered separately from other health issues” like all the detrimental byproducts of being morbidly obese?

lol, yes, a number can’t hurt you, but being overweight has, can, and will. ffs.

  • ryannathans@lemmy.worldEnglish
    211·
    1 year ago

    I think what most people call overweight is obese, so clinically overweight might be ok?

    • Kabe@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      But only slightly

      The risk of death did rise by 18% to 108% for most people with BMI levels higher than 27.5, Visaria said, with risk rising as weight increased in a U-shaped curve.

      So this headline really should read:

      Being a little overweight may not be associated with early death (but being quite overweight, obese, or extremely obese is), study says.

      What an absolute nothingburger of a news story.