Context: Controversy persists about optimal body weight. Many experts define
“normal”(healthy) body mass index (BMI) as 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2, 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 as …

Background A high body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of
the height in meters) is associated with increased mortality from cardiovascular disease and …

BACKGROUND A high body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square
of the height in meters) is associated with increased mortality from cardiovascular disease …

Introduction Much of the data on BMI-mortality associations stem from 20th century US
cohorts. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between BMI and …

Background Obesity, defined by a body-mass index (BMI)(the weight in kilograms divided by
the square of the height in meters) of 30.0 or more, is associated with an increased risk of …

Remaining controversies on the association between body mass index (BMI) and mortality
include the effects of smoking and prevalent disease on the association, whether overweight …

PURPOSE: For this report, we examined the relationships between the conditions of being
overweight and obese and mortality from all causes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease …

Objective: To investigate whether the nature of the relationship between body mass index
(BMI (kg/m 2)) and all-cause mortality is direct, J-or U-shaped, and whether this relationship …

Background The effect of age on optimal body weight is controversial, and few studies have
had adequate numbers of subjects to analyze mortality as a function of body-mass index …

There is indisputable evidence from epidemiologic and clinical studies that being
overweight and obese elevates the risk of developing debilitating and costly chronic …