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Is exercise really a maybe?

• fwip 1y ago
  Even stuff like "don't be overweight" is a maybe. This meta-analysis famously found that being overweight actually has a moderate protective effect: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4855514/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4855514/
  • jordanb 1y ago
    I feel like at the very least being overweight is harder on joints. Also overweight is not obese.
  • sigmoid10 1y ago
    This is a BMI-only study and should be treated carefully. They also found a protective effect for one of the obese categories, which seems extremely weird (unless you consider bodybuilders or strength athletes, in which case it would be reasonable). If you replace "don't be overweight/obese" with "don't have excess amounts of fat" (in particular vascular fat) it is certainly not a maybe.