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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Harriette Boucher

Why you might actually be healthier if you put on weight

Is it healthy to store a bit of weight? A study of tens of thousands of people suggests it is.

New research, presented to the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Vienna, found that people who had a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight category, and in the lower end of the obese category, were less likely to die than those in the healthy weight range.

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