Is Modest Overweight Healthy?

Is Modest Overweight Healthy?

Jul 15, 2016

Many people believe modest overweight does not pose any health risks. A global meta-analysis of almost 4 million adults who never smoked and had no chronic conditions at baseline found all-cause death rates were the lowest when BMI was normal (20-24.9). Death rates...
Avoiding Sun May Be as Dangerous as Smoking

Avoiding Sun May Be as Dangerous as Smoking

Mar 28, 2016

Swedish researchers studied 30,000 women over 20 and found the nonsmokers who stayed out of the sun had a life expectancy similar to smokers with the highest sun exposure. The authors suggest that overexposure should be avoided, but underexposure may be more dangerous...

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