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The obesity paradox : when thinner means sicker and heavier means healthier [electronic resource] / Carl J. Lavie, Kristin Loberg.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Bolinda Digital July 2022Publisher: [Brunswick, Victoria] : Scribe, 2014Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • volume
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781925113211
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 616.398 L385 2014
Online resources: Summary: Most of us think that longevity hinges on maintaining a normal Body Mass Index. But research conducted over the last decade hit the media recently with explosive news: overweight and even moderately obese people with certain chronic diseases - from heart disease to cancer - often live longer and fare better than normal-weight individuals with the same ailments. In this groundbreaking book, Carl Lavie, MD, reveals the science behind the obesity paradox and shows us how to achieve maximum health rather than minimum weight. Lavie not only explains how extra fat provides additional fuel to help fight illness; he also argues that we?ve gotten so used to framing health issues in terms of obesity that we overlook other potential causes of disease.
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Most of us think that longevity hinges on maintaining a normal Body Mass Index. But research conducted over the last decade hit the media recently with explosive news: overweight and even moderately obese people with certain chronic diseases - from heart disease to cancer - often live longer and fare better than normal-weight individuals with the same ailments. In this groundbreaking book, Carl Lavie, MD, reveals the science behind the obesity paradox and shows us how to achieve maximum health rather than minimum weight. Lavie not only explains how extra fat provides additional fuel to help fight illness; he also argues that we?ve gotten so used to framing health issues in terms of obesity that we overlook other potential causes of disease.

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