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The lowest-mortality BMI: What is the role of nutrient intake from food?
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In a previous post ( ), I discussed the frequently reported lowest-mortality body mass index (BMI), which is about 26. The empirical results...
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BMI
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body fat
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calorie restriction
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longevity
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mortality
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multivariate analysis
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muscle gain
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muscle loss
The lowest-mortality BMI: What is its relationship with fat-free mass?
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Do overweight folks live longer? It is not uncommon to see graphs like the one below, from the Med Journal Watch blog ( ), suggesting that, ...
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BMI
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body fat
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body fat loss
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longevity
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mortality
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multivariate analysis
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muscle gain
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muscle loss
The 2012 Arch Intern Med red meat-mortality study: The “protective” effect of smoking
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In a previous post ( ) I used WarpPLS ( ) to analyze the model below, using data reported in a recent study looking at the relationship betw...
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anorexia
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body fat
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cancer
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correlation does not imply causation
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mortality
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smoking
The 2012 Arch Intern Med red meat-mortality study: Eating 234 g/d of red meat could reduce mortality by 23 percent
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As we have seen in an earlier post on the China Study data ( ), which explored relationships hinted at by Denise Minger’s previous and highl...
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haemochromatosis
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iron overload
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longevity
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mortality
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red meat
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warppls
The 2012 red meat-mortality study (Arch Intern Med): The data suggests that red meat is protective
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I am not a big fan of using arguments such as “food questionnaires are unreliable” and “observational studies are worthless” to completely d...
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HCE
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longevity
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mortality
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red meat
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"Corruption Kills," So Why Is Health Care Corruption Ignored?
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8:33 AM
An article published last month by PLoS One(1) emphasizes the stark contrast between the likely impact on health of corruption, including he...
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health care corruption
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mortality
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