Feds Shock: Overweight not bad- lower death rate.

[RakuraiTenjin]

Being obese is obviously still a major health risk, but those who are modestly overweight are found healthier.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3142605

 

[Direwolf]

Hehe. It's all those insanely thin people dying from starvation that are messing with the statistics.

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

I am zee fat boy in teh family!

 

[Shamrock]

I am zee fat boy in teh family!

Same here, but I don't care. I still pwn my dad.

 

[xLostx]

I am zee really tall guy that wants to gain more weight lol 6'4 and 170lbs

 

[firemachine69]

Going simply by the BMI scale, I'm obese.

Yea, tell me that after I lay smack down on ya...

 

[bliink]

Being obese is obviously still a major health risk, but those who are modestly overweight are found healthier.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3142605

Its misleading.

Being overweight may not kill you quickly, but if you check the figures, the main killers are almost exclusively conditions caused by being overweight.

#1 = Heart Disease.
#3 = Cerebrovascular
#4 = Respiratory Conditions
#6 = Diabetes Mellitus
#16 = Hypertension

All of those are caused or greatly excacerbated by having an above average BMI.

To say that being "overweight" is not a health issue is close-minded and ignorant of the facts.

Sure, you might not die directly from being overweight, but that doesnt change the fact that Heart disease is the #1 cause of death, and being overweight is the problem there.

Being overweight is not a problem in itself, or a disease; its just something that increases your chances of ending up with something worse.

Having said that, being overweight is easy to fight; no stupid fad diets, just eat-right and exercise

 

[Adrien C]

Same here, but I don't care. I still pwn my dad.

You 2 shouldn't probably be here, it's best for your health.

 

[JellyWorld]

Its misleading.

Being overweight may not kill you quickly, but if you check the figures, the main killers are almost exclusively conditions caused by being overweight.

#1 = Heart Disease.
#3 = Cerebrovascular
#4 = Respiratory Conditions
#6 = Diabetes Mellitus
#16 = Hypertension

All of those are caused or greatly excacerbated by having an above average BMI.

To say that being "overweight" is not a health issue is close-minded and ignorant of the facts.

Sure, you might not die directly from being overweight, but that doesnt change the fact that Heart disease is the #1 cause of death, and being overweight is the problem there.

Being overweight is not a problem in itself, or a disease; its just something that increases your chances of ending up with something worse.

Having said that, being overweight is easy to fight; no stupid fad diets, just eat-right and exercise

easier said than done.

 

[Direwolf]

You 2 shouldn't probably be here, it's best for your health.

I hate it when people say junk like that. Posting on the internet does not make you obese. It's just as valid as any other form of communication, as long as you don't spend all day doing it.

 

[Dan]

Sure, you might not die directly from being overweight, but that doesnt change the fact that Heart disease is the #1 cause of death, and being overweight is the problem there.

how do you die directly from being overweight? Does the mass of your body just collapse your lungs?

 

[Shamrock]

how do you die directly from being overweight? Does the mass of your body just collapse your lungs?

LOL. That made me laugh.

 

[Qwert93]

I am known to be the smallest, skinniest and the cutest in the family. Hooray!

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

easier said than done.

Pretty much everything in life is easier said than done. Its really not that difficult to exercise, you've just got to do it and stop talking about it.

 

[Lemonking]

I hate it when people say junk like that. Posting on the internet does not make you obese. It's just as valid as any other form of communication, as long as you don't spend all day doing it.

Do have to take a walk now?

 

[Razor]

The BMI indicator is a load of bullshit, i am 6foot 6 and 104kgs, the BMI indicator states that i am almost obese...lol.

 

[mortiz]

It's because drivers can see you better when you're crossing roads .