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. 2014 Mar 14;13(3):391–400. doi: 10.1111/acel.12207

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© 2014 The Authors. Aging Cell published by the Anatomical Society and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Relation between body mass index up to 30 and the relative risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and cholelithiasis in women (Panel A) and men (Panel B). Relation between the change in weight and the relative risk of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, and cholelithiasis in women (Panel C) and men (Panel D). From: Willett WC, Dietz WH, Colditz GA (1999). Guidelines for healthy weight. N Engl J Med. 341, 427–434.