The lack of weight as life-threatening as obesity

In a recent U.S. study, people with underweight are at risk of premature death, along with those who are sick with obesity.

The duration of life, among other factors, affects the aspect of the lack of weight in the normal range. This applies to any human age: from developing embryos to adults. According to scientists, underweight, and premature death are connected, even if not to take into account such things as alcohol, Smoking, pulmonary disease and other chronic illnesses.

Dr. ray identified the relationship of Body Mass Index (BMI) with the deaths that have occurred for a variety of reasons, including stillbirths in Ontario infants. For his meta-analysis he used data of 51 cases.

The result was discovered the following regularities: for adults (underweight), whose BMI is between 18, 5 and less exposure to risk of sudden death much more than people with BMI in the normal range, ie, 18, 5-24, 9.

People with obesity and BMI from 30 to 34, 9, 1 risk, 2 times more, and those who suffer from extreme obesity and have a BMI of 35 or more — 1, 3 times.

Scientists will need 5 years or more to conduct the necessary surveillance for those who participated in the study, gradually screening out participants with underweight, acquired as a result of certain diseases.

Underweight can occur for the following reasons: constant stress, followed by loss of appetite, deliberate or involuntary malnutrition, drug addiction, frequent alcohol consumption, Smoking.

Dr. ray explained that BMI shows in addition to fat mass, and more muscle. In this regard, factor in the health and Wellness program that uses these indicators should adhere to the understanding that the person who is in good health and has normal body proportions of muscle, fat and bone. The ironic remark of Dr. ray, when the center of attention are solely excess fat, instead of BMI, measure waist size.

In addition, the doctor does not agree with the position of companies to get rid of only from obesity problems. Low body weight is the same disease, and is spreading quietly but quickly. To prevent unfortunate consequences, requires the use of calibrated measurement tools, which will help to stop the emergence of more cases of atrophy of the fat mass in adults and embryos, having only a semblance of a normal weight.

The results of the study were posted on the pages of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health in agreement with the project Manager Dr. ray in my hands ( Dr. Joel Ray),a physician-researcher at St. Michael's and the Institute's Knowledge of hospitals Li Ka Shing.