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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you're saying that if you stay fat, you'll stay looking younger?  Don't overlook the fact that if you stay fat, [b]you're also likely to die younger. [/b] People seem to have no trouble coming with the weirdest excuses for giving up on weight loss.
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Not really.  Obesity levels 2 and 3 are associated with early mortality compared to normal weight.  Obesity level 1 has the same mortality rate as normal weight, and overweight has a lower association with with all-cause mortality.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4855514/#:~:text=Conclusions%20and%20Relevance,significantly%20lower%20all%2Dcause%20mortality.
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The study you referenced is controversial because it did not exclude people who were sick and had already lost weight.

Here's a discussion of the subject that references a more recent study that did exclude them and came up with a different conclusion -- people who were overweight or obese had shorter lifespans:
 
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/03/522475728/carrying-some-extra-pounds-may-not-be-good-after-all

At this point in time, its conclusion is generally accepted by the medical profession

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