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Underweight and Extremely Obese Die Earlier than People of Normal Weight, Study Finds
Underweight and Extremely Obese Die Earlier than People of Normal Weight, Study Finds
Underweight people and those who are extremely obese die earlier than people of normal weight — but those who are overweight actually live longer than people of normal weight. Those are the findings of a new study published online in Obesity by researchers at Statistics Canada, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland State University, Oregon Health & Science University, and McGill University.
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