{"id":1517,"date":"2022-07-28T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T05:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo6.aiwalls.com\/automatic-news\/?p=1517"},"modified":"2022-07-28T05:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T05:00:45","slug":"explaining-the-obesity-paradox-its-muscle-mass-not-fat-that-helps-you-live-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=1517","title":{"rendered":"Explaining the obesity paradox: It’s muscle mass, not fat, that helps you live longer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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According to the “obesity paradox,” people who are obese or overweight tend to have a\u00a0lower risk of dying during a specific time period, compared to individuals with a “normal” weight.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0a study indicates\u00a0that the obesity paradox\u00a0can somehow\u00a0be explained by one factor. Specifically, a person’s muscle mass.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0researchers who spearheaded the study took note of an individual’s body mass index (BMI) and muscle mass, and they determined that\u00a0the risk of death due to any cause was higher among people with various BMI levels and low muscle mass, unlike those who had more muscle mass and the same BMI level.<\/p>\n

BMI and muscle mass<\/h2>\n

The obesity paradox seems to clash with research that proves how a BMI in the normal range is connected to “the lowest risk of death during a study period,” which implies that a normal BMI is key to living longer.<\/p>\n

The researchers noted that while it remains unknown what low muscle mass has to do with a greater risk of death at almost every BMI level, it’s possible that\u00a0more muscle mass can help prevent chronic disease or age-related disabilities.\u00a0(Related:\u00a0Increasing muscle mass, not just losing weight, will help prevent diabetes.)<\/p>\n

BMI is determined using an individual’s weight and height, and the result indicates a person’s body fat levels. BMI results help researchers compare the relative weights of people across populations.<\/p>\n

Generally, a BMI lower than 18.5 is considered underweight. A BMI from 18.5 to 24.9 is “normal weight,” while 25 to 29.9 is overweight, and 30 and above is considered obese. But the calculation for a BMI doesn’t factor in muscle mass.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Matthew Abramowitz, an associate professor of medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine<\/em>\u00a0and study co-author, said that when you factor in discrepancies\u00a0in muscle mass among, the protective effects linked to being overweight are nullified and the risk of death connected to obesity is brought to light. This effectively disproves the\u00a0obesity paradox.<\/p>\n

The study found that participants with a low muscle mass and a BMI of between 22 and 24.9 had a 26-percent higher risk of death during the study period than those in the same BMI category but with more muscle mass.<\/p>\n

In the same vein, those with a low muscle mass and a BMI of 25 to 29.9 had a 49-percent greater risk of dying during the study period than individuals with more muscle mass in the same BMI category. Dr. Abramowitz posited\u00a0that earlier studies which relied on BMI could have miscalculated\u00a0the risk linked to excess body fat.<\/p>\n

BMI, which is used as an index, doesn’t differentiate between fat mass and muscle mass. This means a person with more muscle will have a higher BMI. They will also have more body fat, which can make it harder to point out the dangers of increased body fat.<\/p>\n

Dr. Abramowitz commented that, based on the\u00a0study’s findings, adding muscle mass as a factor during\u00a0analysis can help disprove the obesity paradox. Since individuals with low muscle mass are not considered in the analysis, or when differences in muscle mass are factored in, any risks linked to high BMI are exaggerated and the level of BMI linked with the higher chance of living longer “shifts downward toward a normal weight.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Abramowitz concluded that even if BMI is a useful measurement for health professionals, its limitations should also be considered.<\/p>\n

Tips to lose weight naturally<\/h2>\n

If you’re worried about those extra pounds, here are some diet and nutrition tips that can help you lose weight:<\/p>\n