New study confirms body weight influences risk of death among Asians

Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 14:40 in Health & Medicine

A study of more than 1 million Asians found that those who were a normal weight were far less likely to die from any cause than individuals whose body-mass index (BMI) was too high or low. A similar association was seen between BMI and the risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease or other causes...

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