A Few Extra Pounds Healthier?

JonSR77

JonSR77

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A Few Extra Pounds Healthier?

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4 Links - From: NPR, Web MD and CNN, Scientific American

1) From NPR

Research: A Little Extra Fat May Help You Live Longer

January 2, 2013

https://www.npr.org/sections/health...h-a-little-extra-fat-may-help-you-live-longer

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2) From Web MD

Underweight Even Deadlier Than Overweight, Study Says

Death risk nearly doubled for excessively thin people

https://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20140328/underweight-even-deadlier-than-overweight-study-says

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3) From CNN

Thin is in, but fat might be better

Lisa O'Neill Hill and Special to CNN
Updated 8:32 AM EST, Wed January 16, 2013

https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/16/health/weight-study/index.html

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4) From Scientific American

Could a Few Extra Pounds Help You Live Longer?

A new Danish study provides more data but does not resolve the question

By Christine Gorman on May 10, 2016

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-a-few-extra-pounds-help-you-live-longer/

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JonSR77 said:
A Few Extra Pounds Healthier?
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Thanks @JonSR77 this is very interesting, and relevant to me.

I have struggled with my weight all my life, had some success of late, but am still at a BMI of about 26 to 27, in the "overweight" range. When I have been able to drop below 25, out of that range I have not felt as good. Maybe I should be happy with my 26/27!
 
I don't know about a few extra pounds being healthier but I have noticed time and time again that people who do have those extra pounds tend to look better as we age. People who are too think start to look drawn and older than their years as they age. They may even have more face wrinkles. I'll take my few extra pounds...even though I need to lose a few of them to make it the right amount of "few". :LOL:
 

Here is another link, a good peer reviewed study, but a harder read. Says more or less the same, a few extra pounds are better than being underweight, and not so bad.

Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1555137

OneEyedDiva said:
I have noticed time and time again that people who do have those extra pounds tend to look better as we age.
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I agree, I think losing weight has made me look older...
 
I think it goes to the body's "starvation" response. If you frequently go long periods without food, you really strain the body. If you do that constantly, you can wear the body down.

It's certainly going to the entirety of it all, not just weight. Healthy diet, sleeping enough, proper exercise. Thin alone without tending to the general needs of health, is not going to be wise.
 

A Few Extra Pounds Healthier?​


Maybe for some

Not for me

I'm on the happy side of 210 lbs

Comfy is a good word



Being able to do things without grunting is rather nice

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Tying one's shoes is a good tell
 
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