According to a new Canadian study published in the latest issue of the journal Obesity , people with extreme obesity (Body Mass Index> 35) and those who are under the recommended weight (BMI die earlier than those of normal weight. Specifically, the data reveal that mortality in the thinnest people is 70% higher than the average , while extreme obesity only increases the probability of dying by 36% . Surprisingly, those who live the longest are people with overweight (BMI 2530), since the risk of mortality is reduced by up to 17% when we have a few extra kilos.
Mark Kaplan, a researcher at Portland State University and co-author of the study, says that although the results undoubtedly reveal that being slightly overweight prolongs life, the health of these people suffers, since obesity is associated with hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.
