Yes, although the strong correlation with advanced old age AND multiple co-morbidities (most of them fairly serious ones, at that) tells us that there is a certain threshold far above (or below, as it were) “perfectly healthy” and into severe or life-threatening in its own right for a large percentage of people.

I have heard rumors that medical doctors were cowed by fear of being accused of ’fat-shaming’.

Also, this knowledge implies that outdoor exercise is among the top mitigation activitiespossible

Yes, although the strong correlation with advanced old age AND multiple co-morbidities (most of them fairly serious ones, at that) tells us that there is a certain threshold far above (or below, as it were) “perfectly healthy” and into severe or life-threatening in its own right for a large percentage of people.