A 2009 advisory from the American Heart Association even suggested that being a little overweight – a BMI of 25 to 30 — might be protective.

2009年美国心脏协会的一份报告甚至认为略微肥胖（体重指数在25-30之间）也许对身体具有保护作用。

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Although this association was not statistically significant, it was consistent in magnitude with the association of maternal GWG with offspring BMI and of offspring BMI with BP.

尽管这种关联性在统计学上并不显著，它在大小上与母亲妊娠期体重增加和子女体重指数级子女体重指数与血压的关联一致。

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Unfortunately, the recent Journal of the American Medical Association publication analyzing life expectancy correlations to one imperfect calculation of relative weight (BMI, the body mass index) distracts readers all-too-eager to cling to its implications that being chubby is actually better.

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