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Thanks to Janitha Hettiarachchi and Jonathan Shaw for useful discussions on this issue. Anna Peeters is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Award.
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Peeters, A. Journals should no longer accept ‘obesity paradox’ articles. Int J Obes 42, 584–585 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2017.259
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