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In reply to the discussion: Telling people being obese isn't unhealthy--not productive [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)85. Far less likely means that at a plump age 66, I have the bone density of a healthy 26 year old
I've very happy about that.
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How do you feel about the recent study that says overweight people live longer? nt
ZombieHorde
Jan 2013
#2
Sorry, This is about your "weight loss industry" bullshit argument, nothing else. nt
Confusious
Jan 2013
#9
Odd, but you are the one who simply blathers nonsense about obesity without references
eridani
Jan 2013
#81
Far less likely means that at a plump age 66, I have the bone density of a healthy 26 year old
eridani
Jan 2013
#85
First, you're confusing two studies. Your first link is about an earlier study that came to similar
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#21
yes, there's a lot of criticism -- about the same amount that the earlier height/weight tables got.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#31
because bmi *isn't* "crap". If you are doing a study about weight, BMI is what you use. It's
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#37
Being overweight does not cause diabetes. Genetic insulin resistance causes overweight
eridani
Jan 2013
#69
Thin people mostly have Type I diabetes--being thin is one of its side effects.
eridani
Jan 2013
#80
And you got the link demonstrating that a single protein determines whether you get Type II or not
eridani
Jan 2013
#86
I maintained 5'-11" 150lbs for about 25 years, drank about 6 Dr. Pepper's per day.
tridim
Jan 2013
#64
"this study" is a meta-analysis of nearly 100 studies with over a million subjects. And it was
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#15
the science says otherwise; that moderately obese people do, in fact, have a decreased
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#22
BMI 18.5 is 'normal weight' & has the same risk in your chart as bmi 33, 'moderately obese'.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#25
Anything under 20 is underweight and is also unhealthy. Few people argue that 18 is a good BMI.
reformist2
Jan 2013
#28
That study was referring to people just a few lbs overweight. Not obese (30% over ideal wt).
Honeycombe8
Jan 2013
#84
I have a friend who lost about 100 lbs, going from weighing 385 to weighing 285
eridani
Jan 2013
#19