Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Stu wrote:
> > On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:31:34 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06...t_live_longer/
> >
> > Actually that's not true. The strain on the heart is more if
> > overweight by more than 25 lbs. Then there's the belly fat, a pre
> > cursor to stroke and heart disease. The extra weight plays havic with
> > your knees, and hip joints.
> >
> > If they are talking about over 10- 12 lbs., the artice is nothing more
> > than a fluff piece.
>
> One of my grandmother was short and a little on the plump side. She ate
> all sorts of rich foods. Hell, if there was a little cream left in a
> pitcher she would drink it rather than put it back in the bottle (in the
> days when cream came in a bottle). She died a week before her 100th
> birthday. Her husband was slim and died at 56. My other grandmother was
> quite plump, and she lived to be 95. My mother had a weight problem and
> died at 83, while my father, who was slim, died at 77.

Um, you seem to be missing the fact that women generally live longer
than men.