Fat ass, long life?
A new study by scientists at the Center for Disease Control concluded that overweight people have higher life expectancies than the rest of us. This comes on the heels of another CDC study that claimed 400,000 deaths were caused annually by obesity. The new study shows that being obese or extremely obese (as defined by body mass index) is still bad for your health, but that being slightly overweight is good for you, especially in old age. So, essentially, if you're in good enough shape to make it to 70, you're better off than someone of a slimmer build. Two observations spring to mind:
1. Since the concepts of "overweight", "normal", and "obese" were based on the arbitrarily defined BMI labels, the "surprising findings" of the new study would just mean we need to revise the BMI scale. Maybe "normal" is heavier than we previously thought;
2. Overweight people might live longer, but I still look better than them naked.
1. Since the concepts of "overweight", "normal", and "obese" were based on the arbitrarily defined BMI labels, the "surprising findings" of the new study would just mean we need to revise the BMI scale. Maybe "normal" is heavier than we previously thought;
2. Overweight people might live longer, but I still look better than them naked.
2 Comments:
It's funny how many scientific studies they have just to make average people feel better about their weaknesses.
"In recent news, people with small penises enjoy sex more"
yipee.
By Ben Polidore, At 9:14 AM EDT
Haha. Not sure if that was the intent of the study, but it is disturbing that it legitimizes being overweight. At the very least, slim down not for your health but for aesthetic reasons.
By Tim McGuire, At 10:00 AM EDT
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