We go back to our roots and actually talk about the rigors (or lack thereof) of a scientific study. A famous JAMA paper suggested that slightly overweight people are healthier than “normal weight” people. Is that study rigorous…. or just ridiculous? We also learn where not to get stung by …The postEpisode 14 – Is Being Overweight Healthy? Fat Chance. appeared first onScience Monkey.
We go back to our roots and actually talk about the rigors (or lack thereof) of a scientific study. A famous JAMA paper suggested that slightly overweight people are healthier than “normal weight” people. Is that study rigorous…. or just ridiculous? We also learn where not to get stung by a bee, and why you probably shouldn’t insult a krav maga instructor.
Links from today’s episode:
* Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories
* Harvard researchers challenge results of obesity analysis
* The Obesity Paradox – and commentary on the Flegal JAMA Study
* The Worst Places To Get Stung By A Bee
We go back to our roots and actually talk about the rigors (or lack thereof) of a scientific study. A famous JAMA paper suggested that slightly overweight people are healthier than “normal weight” people. Is that study rigorous…. or just ridiculous? We also learn where not to get stung by a bee, and why you probably shouldn’t insult a krav maga instructor.
Links from today’s episode:
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