Overweight Older People Live Longer
Last summer, researchers in Canada reported the same findings after analyzing data from more than 11,000 adults followed for more than a decade.
In that study, people who met the criteria for being overweight were 17% less likely to die compared to people of normal weight.
In the newly reported research, overweight study participants in their 70s followed for up to 10 years had a 13% lower risk of death than participants classified as normal weight.
