Which Is Better Underweight or Overweight?

Study: Underweight People Have a Greater Risk of Death Than Obese People. A new study finds that clinically underweight people have almost twice the risk of death, compared to obese individuals. ... Ray evaluated 51 studies that focused on the connections between body mass index (BMI) and death from any cause.

Is being underweight as bad as being overweight?

Study: Underweight People Have a Greater Risk of Death Than Obese People. A new study finds that clinically underweight people have almost twice the risk of death, compared to obese individuals. You can't be too rich or too thin, right? Too rich, yes, but, when it comes to being too thin, maybe not.

Is it better to be slightly underweight or overweight?

People who are clinically underweight face an even higher risk for dying than obese individuals, the study shows. Compared to normal-weight folks, the excessively thin have nearly twice the risk of death, researchers concluded after reviewing more than 50 prior studies.