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A study which suggests being overweight can lead to a longer life has caused controversy among obesity experts.
One labelled the findings a "pile of rubbish" while another said it was a "horrific message" to put out.
The research, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested the overweight were less likely to die prematurely than people with a "healthy" weight.
Being underweight or severely obese did cut life expectancy.
The researchers at the US National Centre for Health Statistics looked at 97 studies involving nearly 2.9 million people to compare death rates with Body Mass Index (BMI) - a way of measuring obesity using a person's weight and height.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20889381#
One labelled the findings a "pile of rubbish" while another said it was a "horrific message" to put out.
The research, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggested the overweight were less likely to die prematurely than people with a "healthy" weight.
Being underweight or severely obese did cut life expectancy.
The researchers at the US National Centre for Health Statistics looked at 97 studies involving nearly 2.9 million people to compare death rates with Body Mass Index (BMI) - a way of measuring obesity using a person's weight and height.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20889381#