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Old 01-29-2013, 05:24 PM
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In that JAMA article, I believe an overweight person was anyone with a BMI over 25. If you look at a BMI calculation, most people, including myself, would consider 25-30 a 'normal' BMI. Certainly nutrition is paramount, but they are simply using numbers (a BMI over 25 or under 25 and longevity) and, in my opinion, come up with a poor conclusion...