Comments on: Overweight and mortality: surprising new data

By: Fiona Sutherland

Fiona Sutherland — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:40:59 +0000

Thanks Bill. This paper is currently floating around the Dietetic circles with predictably mixed reactions. Let’s hope we can shift the comfy status quo of energy restricted meal plans to look realistically at these groups & become more creative & empathic in our approach. Some people doing some great work, but more needed!!

By: Cameron McDonald

Cameron McDonald — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:12:56 +0000

Thanks for a good one Bill. I wonder if we take the mortality and morbidity together, are people in the higher BMI categories getting sick earlier and then getting more life sustaining treatment as a result. Earlier intervention, more treatment, longer life.
It would be lovely to have some good DEXA data on 2.8million people, maybe a few years off yet!