New York Times: Can Heavier People Really Be Healthier?

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Discussion of New England Journal of Medicine article Body-mass index and mortality among adults with incident type 2 diabetes.

Tobias DK, Pan A, Jackson CL, O'Reilly EJ, Ding EL, Willett WC, Manson JE, Hu FB.

N Engl J Med. 2014 Jan 16;370(3):233-44.

doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1304501. PMID: 24428469; PMCID: PMC3966911.

Period	15 Jan 2014

Title	Can Heavier People Really Be Healthier?
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	New York Times
Media type	Online Newspaper
Country/Territory	United States
Date	15/01/14
Description	Discussion of research that was contrary to hypothesis that additional weight can protect against mortality.
URL	https://archive.nytimes.com/well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/can-heavier-people-really-be-healthier
Persons	Deirdre K. Tobias, An Pan, Chandra L. Jackson, Eilis O'Reilly, Eric L. Ding, Walter C. Willett, Joann E. Manson, Frank B. Hu