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Old 09-06-2014, 02:58 PM
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BarryRX,

Thanks for the information you provided in previous posts, it's much appreciated.

Perhaps you might be interested in the following study which was a much bigger study:

The Nurses' Health Study of 100,000 women.

It found the lowest mortality rate for those with BMIs of less than 19. That's considered skinny.

As the BMI went up from 19 to 25, the risk of death, from all causes, went up 20%

BMIs rising to 28 raised the risk of death to 60%

BMIs of 29 and higher raised the risk of death to 100%

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Note: Abdominal fat is an important indicator of mortality and disease susceptibility. A large pot belly raises the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Drive by any hospital and see how many nurses are outside smoking. I worked with a doctor that was in a study, taking an aspirin a day. However, he smoked 2 packs a day. Studies don't give the whole picture. I was 120 pounds at 21, I would look anorexic today at that weight.