175: The Science of The Obesity Paradox

Obesity is an epidemic in much of the western world, but is it really all that bad? The Obesity Paradox is the name given to something unexpected that some scientists have found when it comes to how obesity affects health...Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.storeYou can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuysHelp keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguysIf you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Websitesciguys.co.ukTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@sciguysTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFacebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingObesityhttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/obesity/https://www.who.int/health-topics/obesity#tab=tab_1https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1050https://www.science.org/content/article/obesity-doesn-t-always-mean-ill-health-here-s-what-scientists-are-learninghttps://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25333682-800-have-we-got-the-science-of-obesity-back-to-front/Obesity Paradoxhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/well/obesity-paradox-fails-to-hold-up-in-study.htmlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2813817/https://www.nature.com/articles/ijo201799https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40519-019-00815-4https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180315203916.htmhttps://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.28.20082800v1https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7221058/https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(21)00562-6/fulltext