Obesity or BMI Paradox? Beneath the Tip of the Iceberg

The obesity paradox refers to extant evidence showing that obesity in older subjects or in patients with several chronic diseases may be protective and associated with decreased mortality. A number of mechanisms have been postulated to support the existence of obesity paradox; however, marked hetero...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo Maria Donini, Alessandro Pinto, Anna Maria Giusti, Andrea Lenzi, Eleonora Poggiogalle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2020.00053/full