We've never heard this before! A new study suggests that being
overweight may add a few more years to a person's life span.
Which is news to us! "Maybe heavier people present to the doctor
earlier, or get screened more often. Heavier people may be more
likely to be treated according to guidelines, or fat itself may
be cardioprotective, or someone who is heavier might be more
resilient and better able to stand a shock to their system. Our
goal is really to summarize existing information and not
conclude what people should do, other than follow good health
practices, no matter what their weight." Other medical
researchers disagree BIG time! "This is an even greater pile of
rubbish." "It may well be being overweight does increase the
risk of such conditions as Type 2 diabetes, or medication use
for cardiac risk factors, without increasing mortality." Which
basically means that an overweight may live longer, but they are
also most likely living sicker. This is just research, so we
think the safer bet is to stay h