Re: eat hearty
- From: "Jerry Okamura" <okamuraj005@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:12:06 -1000
The won't stop the US government to punish people who are over weight will it?
"arthur wouk" <awouk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1246042140.655710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
June 26, 2009
Excess Pounds, but Not Too Many, May Lead to Longer Life
By RONI CARYN RABIN
Being overweight won't kill you -- it may even help you live longer. That's
the latest from a study that analyzed data on 11,326 Canadian adults, ages
25 and older, who were followed over a 12-year period.
The report, published online last week in the journal Obesity, found
that overall, people who were overweight but not obese -- defined as a body
mass index of 25 to 29.9 -- were actually less likely to die than people of
normal weight, defined as a B.M.I. of 18.5 to 24.9.
By contrast, people who were underweight, with a B.M.I. under 18.5, were
more likely to die than those of average weight. Their risk of dying was 73
percent higher than that of normal weight people, while the risk of dying
for those who were overweight was 17 percent lower than for people of
normal weight.
The finding adds to a simmering scientific controversy over the optimal
weight for adults. In 2007, scientists at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute reported that
overweight adults were less likely than normal weight adults to die from a
variety of diseases, including infections and lung disease.
"Overweight may not be the problem we thought it was," said Dr. David H.
Feeny, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Center for Health
Research in Portland, Ore., and one of the authors of the study.
"Overweight was protective."
He said the finding may be due to the fact that a little excess weight is
protective for the elderly, who are at greatest risk for dying, or because
many health conditions associated with being overweight, like high
blood pressure, are being treated with medication.
The study took into account smoking status, physical activity, age,
gender and alcohol consumption. It included a separate analysis excluding
those who died early in the 12-year period, in order to weed out
participants who might have been thin because they were smokers or had an
underlying disease, like cancer.
Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company
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