Commentary

Commentary of The combination of low midarm muscle circumference and high waist circumference predicted higher mortality in older men: Wannamethee SG, Shaper AG, Lennon L,Whincup PH. Decreased muscle mass and increased central adiposity are independently related to mortality in older men. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007;86:1339-46.; BMI and cardiorespiratory fitness predicted mortality in older adults: Sui X, LaMonte MJ, Laditka JN, et al. Cardiorespiratory fitness and adiposity as mortality predictors in older adults. JAMA. 2007;298:2507-16.; Increasing BMI was associated with increasing risk for overall cancer incidence and mortality in middle-aged women: Reeves GK, Pirie K, Beral V, et al. Cancer incidence and mortality in relation to body mass index in the Million Women Study: cohort study. BMJ. 2007;335:1134.