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Causes of Death Linked To Weight

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pick-your-poison dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention that while a couple of years ago researchers found that overweight people have a lower death rate than people with a normal weight, it may be more complicated than that. "Now, investigating further, they found out which diseases are more likely to lead to death in each weight group. Linking, for the first time, causes of death to specific weights, they report that overweight people have a lower death rate because they are much less likely to die from a grab bag of diseases that includes Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, infections and lung disease. And that lower risk is not counteracted by increased risks of dying from any other disease, including cancer, diabetes or heart disease."

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  1. I'm not... by gbulmash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not pigging out. I'm defending against Alzheimers and Parkinsons.

    Brilliant!

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    1. Re:I'm not... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'll take my chances on being thin, thanks.

      It's thin people like you, who clearly are too lazy to put in the effort to get obese, that fat asses like me are paying for with my medical insurance. It truly sickens me.

      Wow - I can see why thin people shout that kind of thing so often; it really is an ego kick, the superiority thing. It is nice to have a study to kinda wave around and get all preachy about - if only I could still raise my arm.

  2. Lower death rate? by seanadams.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, less than 100%?

  3. Less EXCESS Deaths by trongey · · Score: 4, Funny

    The chart compares the number of "Excess" deaths. So I guess this really just means that us fat people are less likely to die more than once.

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