One in six U.S. adult deaths are related to country's 'obesogenic' environment, study suggests. A new CU Boulder study finds that excess weight or obesity increases death risk by 22% to 91%, significantly higher than previously thought. The research challenges conventional wisdom on obesity and h
A recent study, published in the journal Population Studies, challenges the conventional wisdom regarding obesity’s impact on mortality risk. The research indicates that excess weight or obesity boosts death risk by 22% to 91%, a significantly higher rate than previously believed. This contradicts the “obesity paradox” suggesting that only extreme cases of obesity increase mortality risk.
While numerous studies show that heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes elevate mortality risk, very few have shown that groups with higher BMIs have higher mortality rates. “It’s a reflection of stature at a point in time. That’s it,” said Masters, noting that Tom Cruise , had a BMI of 31.5, famously putting him in the category of “obese.” “It isn’t fully capturing all of the nuances and different sizes and shapes the body comes in.”To see what happened when those nuances were considered, Masters mined the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 1988 to 2015, looking at data from 17,784 people, including 4,468 deaths.
Meanwhile, 37% of those characterized as overweight and 60% of those with obese BMI had been at lower BMIs in the decade prior. Notably, those who had only recently gained weight had better health profiles.
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