BMI Between 21 and 25 Linked To Lower Risk Of Death From Cancer, Heart Disease.

reports that a study published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology found that those with a BMI between 21 to 25 had the lowest risk of dying of cancer or heart disease. Meanwhile, with a BMI of 30 or above, men were at risk of losing 4.2 years of their lives and women were at risk of losing 3.5 years. Higher BMI was also “linked to a range of disease including cancer, heart disease, and conditions such as liver disease, diabetes, and respiratory illness.” Lower BMI was linked to conditions like “dementia, Alzheimer’s, heart and respiratory diseases, as well as suicide were meanwhile linked to being underweight.” https://www.newsweek.com/having-bmi-will-protect-against-cancer-and-heart-disease-deaths-1193565