Stu > wrote in
:

> On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:09:45 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
> wrote:
>
>>Stu > wrote in
m:
>>
>>> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:29:01 +0000 (UTC), PeterL >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Stu > wrote in
>>news:aee445dset28ssos3eui0okqo2942a3h0f@
>>>>4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, humbug!!
>>>
>>> Refute my statement, don't just make nose noises
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>OK, I refute your statement.
>>
>>
>>And the "Bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, humbug!!" didn't come from my nose, if
I
>>was actually saying the words, it would come from my mouth.
>
>
> Prove me wrong, and please provide proof if you can, rather than just
> your nose noises.
>


Well Stu, as you didn't provide proof of your assertions that it's just a
'fluff piece', how am I to take your comments seriously?

You basically agreed with the article that *obese* people are at risk, but
then disagree that 'overweight' people (ie, in the range between 'ideal'
and 'obese') have been found by a bunch of scientists/doctors and studies
to actually live longer.

Where is *your* proof that 'overweight' people *don't* live longer??
Did you conduct a study that the scientists and doctors didn't know about?


Just remember Stu, there are different catagories on that stupid BMI
scale.

Underweight, Ideal, Overweight, Obese, and Morbidly Obese (I think).

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"As viscous as motor oil swirled in a swamp, redolent of burnt bell
peppers nested in by incontinent mice and a finish reminiscent of the
dregs of a stale can of Coca-Cola that someone has been using as an
ashtray. Not a bad drink, though."
Excerpt from "The Moose Turd Wine Tasting" by T. A. Nonymous