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Fitness decreases risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality whereas thinness does not

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Franz, M.J. Fitness decreases risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality whereas thinness does not. Curr Diab Rep 2, 433–434 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-002-0108-0

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