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Weight gain an iffy goal.
A few weeks ago headlines declared that being overweight might be good for you. The findings about being overweight were the newsmakers. Overweight people had a decreased rate of death from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, infections and lung disease. Many people gain as they age, so obesity might be just a few years away. Using the waist-to-hip ratio along with BMI might better pinpoint those at higher risk. The bottom line is that being overweight isn't a goal, neither is it as great a risk factor as we might have thought.
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