Rethinking Thin

Last week, a study came out showing that overweight people had lower mortality than "normal" ones. There's been a lot of pushback--but the arguments are pretty weak.

Published Jan. 10 2013 9:53AM EST

Last week, a study came out indicating having a Body Mass Index in the overweight range was actually associated with better mortality outcomes than being thin.

Megan McArdle

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Rethinking Thin

Last week, a study came out showing that overweight people had lower mortality than "normal" ones. There's been a lot of pushback--but the arguments are pretty weak.

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Megan McArdle