A new major study shows that too much pounds may not be as harmful as thought

A new major study has revealed that the transport of a few too many pounds may not be as dangerous as the insandator, especially for those who are “big but in good shape”.

Researchers at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark followed more than 85,000 adults and found that insufficient people were almost three times more likely to die during the study period than those at the height of the normal body mass index (BMI).

Even participants in the “healthy” range, but on the lower side, faced a higher risk of early death.

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Meanwhile, those who were overweight or moderately obese are not faced with higher mortality rates compared to people with BMI in the normal upper range.

Transporting a few too many pounds may not be as harmful as we thought, the researchers discovered. (istock)

The results question the long -standing hypotheses on the BMI – a calculation using weight and height – and health, which suggests that it may be possible to be “fat but in shape” and that transporting a few too much pounds may not be as harmful as another thing, according to a press release.

The researchers presented their results at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Vienna last week.

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The greatest risk, however, came to both extremes: severe obesity and sub-ponderation.

“Sub-ponderation and obesity are major global health challenges,” said Dr. Sigrid Bjerge Grosholt, from Aarhus University Hospital.

Obesity can disturb the metabolism of the body, weaken the immune system and cause diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and up to 15 different cancers, while being linked to malnutrition, weakened immunity and nutrient gaps, has planned GibSholt.

Being too thin can pose higher dangers than being slightly overweight, depending on the results. (istock)

According to researchers, the distribution of body fats and underlying health problems play a big role in global health.

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“Visceral fat – very active metabolically active fat and stored in the depths of the abdomen, wrapped around the organs – secretes compounds that negatively affect metabolic health,” said Professor Jens Meldgaard Bruun, another study researcher.

“Consequently, an individual who has an BMI of 35 and who is in the form of apple – excess fat is around their abdomen – can have a type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, while another individual with the same BMI can (be) free from these problems because excess fat is on their hips, buttocks and thighs,” he added.

The study of the Aarhus University Hospital suggests that the fact of sub-ponderation can be more dangerous than light obesity. (Henning Begger / Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images)

Obesity treatment must be personalized to take these factors and other conditions into account when setting a target weight, said Bruun.

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Fox News Digital contacted the authors of the study to comment.

Dr. Akshaya Srikanth Bhagavathula, an epidemiologist at North Dakota State University who was not involved in research, told Fox News Digital that results support other recent research, but dispute the current medical guidelines that assume that health risks regularly increase with the BMI.

“Higher mortality rates in people with lower BMIs probably occur because hidden diseases show the situation,” Bhagavathula told Fox News Digital. “Diseases like cancer or heart failure cause weight loss first, making the low weight more dangerous than it really is.”

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Obesity, on the other hand, tends to appear in front of serious health problems, according to the World Health Organization.

A slight excess weight can provide a “protective effect” during the disease. (istock)

Bhagavathula added that in the elderly, age -related muscular loss increases vulnerability, for example to falls and infections, while a light excessive weight can provide a “protective effect” by providing energy reserves during the disease. Denmark’s healthy and active lifestyle, including general cycling, can also contribute to this purpose.

He stressed that BMI should be taken into account alongside other measures such as size / height ratios, muscle mass, cholesterol and blood sugar, sex and ethnicity.

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“Current health messaging often focuses too much on weight loss, creating unnecessary shame and medical treatment for overweight people but who have a normal body function,” he continued. “These results suggest moving to a nutritional approach that focuses on how the body treats food, emphasizing physical activity, balanced diet and blood tests … rather than BMI alone.”