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Title:

[Body Mass Index makes headlines - When is mortality rate lowest?].

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Weigl, Julia; Holzapfel, Christina
Abstract:
"People with obesity live longer" - headlines like these are common. Recently published epidemiological studies however provide new food for thought: how is a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight range associated with total mortality? There are many studies showing that a BMI outside the normal range is associated with a higher total mortality. In contrast, there are indications that a BMI in the overweight range is associated with a lower mortality rate. These observations should be interpre...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Dtsch Med Wochenschr
Year:
2016
Journal volume:
141
Journal issue:
14
Pages contribution:
1040-1
Language:
de
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1055/s-0042-110144
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27404937
Print-ISSN:
0012-0472
TUM Institution:
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für Ernährungsmedizin - Klinik für Ernährungsmedizin
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