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Obesity may be protective in certain conditions despite being a major causative factor.
Practitioners should consider the protective aspects of obesity in managing patients with certain conditions.
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The obesity 'paradox' has recently been discussed based upon the observation that although obesity may be a major causative factor in certain conditions, its presence appears to be protective once that condition occurs.
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The claim is supported by a growing body of persuasive evidence.
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Individualisation of care and the obesity paradox
David Haslam · British Journal of Community Nursing · 2014
DOI 10.12968/bjcn.2014.19.3.110
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