Should patients with chronic disease be told to gain weight? The obesity paradox and selection bias

MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
• Chronic Disease / mortality*
• Diabetes Mellitus / mortality
• Humans
• Obesity* / complications
• Obesity* / mortality
• Observational Studies as Topic
• Patient Selection*
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Risk Factors
• Selection Bias*
• Time Factors
• Weight Gain*