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obesity paradox

medical hypothesis which holds that obesity may be protective and associated with greater survival in certain groups of people
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obesity paradox

Summary

obesity paradox is a paradox[1]. It draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #73 of 104).[2]

Key Facts

  • obesity paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[3].
  • obesity paradox is a type of social stigma of obesity[4].
  • obesity paradox's facet of is recorded as obesity[5].

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Definition and Type

obesity paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox[3]. It is a type of social stigma of obesity[4].

Why It Matters

obesity paradox draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (paradox category, ranking #73 of 104).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . scientificamerican.com. Retrieved . scientificamerican.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 27d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Wikidata description → medical hypothesis which holds that obesity may be protective and associated wit
    Imported from → —
    Subclass of → social stigma of obesity
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