Interesting article about weight and health

[firecat]

People with BMIs in the "overweight" and in some cases "obese" ranges are more likely to survive diabetes, kidney failure, and heart disease than people who are "normal weight." A New York Times article discusses this: In ‘Obesity Paradox,’ Thinner May Mean Sicker

Quote: "Perhaps, some experts say, we are not asking the right question in the first place. Maybe we are so used to framing health issues in terms of obesity that we are overlooking other potential causes of disease."

The article doesn't end with the usual comment such as "But don't use this as an excuse to eat a dozen donuts!"

I'm looking forward to the day when they stop calling it a "paradox" that some health conditions are less debilitating to people who weigh more.

Comments

[necturus]

There is so much bullshit in the media right not about a so-called "epidemic" of obesity, along with alarmist predictions that by 2030 more than 50% of the population of Maine will be obese.

This kind of nonsense is one of the reasons I no longer believe in freedom of the press.

[firecat]

Yeah, it seems they use whatever freedom they have to conform to mainstream opinion.