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The ‘Obesity Paradox:’ a parsimonious explanation for relations among obesity, mortality rate, and aging?

OBJECTIVE: Current clinical guidelines and public health statements generically prescribe body mass index (BMI; [Formula: see text]) categories regardless of the individual’s situation (age, risk for diseases, etc.). However, regarding BMI and mortality rate (MR), two well-established observations a...

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Autores principales: Childers, Douglas K., Allison, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3186057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20440298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2010.71