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Nutrition science

the observation that overweight or obese patients with some established diseases appear to survive better than leaner ones.

In nutrition science, obesity paradox refers to the observation that overweight or obese patients with some established diseases appear to survive better than leaner ones. This meaning comes from Lavie (2009) in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1]

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Lavie, C. J., Milani, R. V., & Ventura, H. O. (2009). Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 53(21), 1925-1932. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.068

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