A new study says there could be a surprising consequence to losing weight later in life

"Our takeaway is that it's best to prevent weight gain at younger ages to reduce the risk of premature death later in life," said study author An Pan, a professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Tongji Medical College in Wuhan, China.

Obesity is major public health problem in the United States and globally. In the US, 38% of women and 36% of men were clinically obese in 2016, according to data cited by the study -- up from 14% and 11%, respectively, in 1975.In what he described as a limitation of the research, Pan said that the study did not include an analysis of the reason for later-in-life weight loss. One factor that could play a role was whether the weight loss was intentional or not.

The study found that people who remained overweight, but not obese, throughout their adult life had little or no association with an increased risk of premature death.

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