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Battle of the Bulge

[Regular visitors to our blog will have guessed from the title that this posting is about obesity. If you landed here looking for WWII material, you want the other Battle of the Bulge.]

Written by: Stephen RichardsTags: BMI, obesity, sugar tax

Cart before horse?

Predicting the exact impact of weight upon mortality has proven to be a tricky business. That obesity is on the rise is universally acknowledged, but in recent years we have seen research studies reach differing conclusions, depending on the populations examined and the measures used.

Written by: Gavin RitchieTags: mortality, research, reverse causality, obesity, BMI

Measuring obesity

Obesity is a public-health concern throughout the developed world, since it is linked to a variety of chronic conditions such as diabetes.
Written by: Stephen RichardsTags: obesity, BMI, concentration risk, basis risk