Now a few extra kilos are healthy

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carrying a few extra kilos may not be as bad for your life expectancy as was previously thought. Overweight people have a lower risk of early death than those whose weight is regarded as normal. The figures show that underweight is also associated with excess deaths, although not as strongly as high obesity. Although the death rate does rise quickly in the very obese, the finding has brought an immediate accusation that the serious helath consequences of expanding waistlines in developed countries have bee overstated. State your comment.