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Association of body mass index with mortality

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Re: Association of body mass index with mortality

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Actual link (full text article available for free)-- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-022-01211-2 . oa.mg appears to be some sort of search aggregator that wants you to buy the article for $17 even though it's open access (freely available).

Lol, is that even legal?

I had the same reaction when I saw this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sgfgross

Re: Association of body mass index with mortality

#12

Actual link (full text article available for free)-- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-022-01211-2 . oa.mg appears to be some sort of search aggregator that wants you to buy the article for $17 even though it's open access (freely available).

It has now been re-submitted with the nature.com link

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32643396

Re: Association of body mass index with mortality

#13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One would think the guideline applies here: > Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I would think so. And as far as the way this user is using their account and HN > Please don't use HN primarily for promotion. It's ok to post your own stuff occasionally, but the primary use of the site should be for curiosity. (Of course by saying so, I'm breaking the guideline on insinuating the user is shilling .)

For such cases, just email HN and describe the problem. It's both more effective (dang is guaranteed to see it) and disrupts the thread less.

Re: Association of body mass index with mortality

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Actual link (full text article available for free)-- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41366-022-01211-2 . oa.mg appears to be some sort of search aggregator that wants you to buy the article for $17 even though it's open access (freely available).

It has now been re-submitted with the nature.com link https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32643396

Comments moved thither. Thanks!

Re: Association of body mass index with mortality

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This might point as BMI not being the best metric to define obesity. I bet people with high BMI but low fasting glucose and low c-reactive protein are mostly athletes, people who weight a lot due higher muscular weight. It wouldn't be surprising they are healthier.

I have a weird feeling that the vast majority of high-BMI people somehow don't really fall into the athlete category.
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