With the exception of smoking, obesity remains the largest cause of premature preventable deaths in the world. And I do mean the world. There is no escaping this truth. In 2016, the Lancet published one of the largest meta-analysis ever, carried out by more than 500 researchers spanning 300 institutions in 32 countries. They sifted through 239 studies worldwide and narrowed down their research to just under 4 million patients from these studies, excluding smokers and people with chronic ailments.
Their findings? People with a Body-Mass-Index (BMI) between 20-25 had the lowest chance of death. For obese people, every additional 5 BMI points was linked to an additional 39% increase in mortality risk. The key diseases related to obesity that contribute to morbidity and early mortality are: Diabetes: Aggravates heart diseases, blood pressure, kidney failure, nerve disorders, blindness,…
