Predicted lean body mass, fat mass, and all cause and cause specific mortality in men: prospective US cohort study -

Predicted lean body mass, fat mass, and all cause and cause specific mortality in men: prospective US cohort study
Information type: Other primary research
Source: British Medical Journal
Specialities: Cancers | Cardiovascular system disorders | Nutritional and metabolic disorders
Summary
Prospective cohort study (n=38,006) found a U shaped association between predicted lean body mass and mortality from cancer and cardiovascular disease. Also, the association between BMI and mortality was determined by the lean body mass and fat mass relationship.
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Authors propose that the “obesity paradox” (a hypothesis which suggests that obesity may be protective in certain groups of people) may be explained by the low lean body mass in those in a lower range of BMI.
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