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Another study shows that being overweight is good

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Another study shows that being overweight is good

It's unfortunate that the medical community is in denial about 'overweight' people having lower mortality than the 'normal' group.

http://www.slate.com/articles/healt...e.single. html

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_relea...j-hlo122712.php

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Oooh look.... there's another paradox:

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Then there's the "obesity paradox" in which survival from acute events such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, and dialysis for renal failure is better in patients who are overweight or obese.

LOL, I guess it's like the French paradox, the Swiss paradox.....

In my paper the experts are all over themselves to explain away the results. Now, where's my cheescake?

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