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Here’s some cheerful news: an analysis of nearly 100 studies involving data on more than 2.88 million men and women found that being a bit overweight doesn’t automatically pose a risk to your life. In fact, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded that if you’re overweight with a BMI (body mass index) ranging from 25 to 34.9, you have a 6 percent lower risk of dying than those of normal weight (earlier studies have yielded similar findings but none are as large or as carefully done as this new one).