This is from The Progressive Review, edited by Sam Smith
http://prorev.com
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[A number of readers have criticized a report from Japan we noted that
found that heavier older people had less health problems and lived
longer. This is, however, not a novel discovery although it has been
largely suppressed in the popular media. A few other examples follow]
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(The following link is to the original article that was posted here on
this blog.....PEACE.......Scott
http://crap713three.blogspot.com/2007/10/health-science.html
______________________________________________________________________________
NY TIMES - A low [BMI] number can be deceptive. Sedentary men with a
rating of less than 27 were at a greater risk for heart attacks,
strokes, diabetes and certain cancers than fit men with a rating above
30, according to a study of 25,389 men conducted by the Cooper Aerobics
Center in Dallas. . .
A study published in the August 19 issue of the medical journal Lancet
combined data from 40 studies involving about 250,000 people with heart
disease. The researchers found that patients with a low rating in the
normal rating had a higher risk of death than others in the normal
rating. Overweight patients had better survival rates and fewer heart
problems than those with a normal index number.
"We concluded that B.M.I. might not be the best way to assess body
fatness," said Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, the lead author and a
cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "The issue is that
people with 'normal' weight based on B.M.I. may have a lot of fat, and
we're labeling these people as completely healthy when they might not
be."
Yet, the index remains a widely accepted gauge of health, even though
some tools are better predictors like say the hip-to-waist ratio in the
case of heart attacks. Part of the reason is because it's simple to
calculate and cheap.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/28/fashion/28Fitness.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
IAN SAMPLE, GUARDIAN - Overweight people who diet to reach a healthier
weight are more likely to die young than those who remain fat, according
to a study. The finding needs to be backed up by further research before
sweeping changes are made to public health strategies, the authors warn,
but it highlights how poorly the long-term health effects of dieting are
understood. . .
The study, which was carried out in Finland, followed 2,957 overweight
or obese people who had been screened to ensure they had no underlying
illnesses. . .
Analysis of the data showed that those who wanted to lose weight and
succeeded were significantly more likely to die young than those who
stayed fat.
"Healthy overweight or obese subjects who try to lose weight and succeed
in doing so over a six-year period suffer from almost double the risk of
dying during the next 18 years compared with subjects who do not try to
lose weight and whose weight remains stable," said Dr Sorensen.
Those who gained weight also had a greater risk of dying young. . .
The finding is supported by an earlier study by researchers at the US
National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in
Atlanta.
It followed 6,391 overweight or obese people for nine years and found
that those who had no intention of losing weight and even gained weight
were least at risk of dying young.
AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated today that
packing on too many pounds accounts for 25,814 deaths a year in the
United States. As recently as January, the CDC came up with an estimate
14 times higher: 365,000 deaths. The new analysis found that obesity -
being extremely overweight - is indisputably lethal. But like several
recent smaller studies, it found that people who are modestly overweight
actually have a lower risk of death than those of normal weight.
Biostatistician Mary Grace Kovar, a consultant for the University of
Chicago's National Opinion Research Center in Washington, said "normal"
may be set too low for today's population. Also, Americans classified as
overweight are eating better, exercising more and managing their blood
pressure better than they used to, she said.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3142605
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http://prorev.com
EMENDATION
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[A number of readers have criticized a report from Japan we noted that
found that heavier older people had less health problems and lived
longer. This is, however, not a novel discovery although it has been
largely suppressed in the popular media. A few other examples follow]
______________________________________________________________________________
(The following link is to the original article that was posted here on
this blog.....PEACE.......Scott
http://crap713three.blogspot.com/2007/10/health-science.html
______________________________________________________________________________
NY TIMES - A low [BMI] number can be deceptive. Sedentary men with a
rating of less than 27 were at a greater risk for heart attacks,
strokes, diabetes and certain cancers than fit men with a rating above
30, according to a study of 25,389 men conducted by the Cooper Aerobics
Center in Dallas. . .
A study published in the August 19 issue of the medical journal Lancet
combined data from 40 studies involving about 250,000 people with heart
disease. The researchers found that patients with a low rating in the
normal rating had a higher risk of death than others in the normal
rating. Overweight patients had better survival rates and fewer heart
problems than those with a normal index number.
"We concluded that B.M.I. might not be the best way to assess body
fatness," said Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, the lead author and a
cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "The issue is that
people with 'normal' weight based on B.M.I. may have a lot of fat, and
we're labeling these people as completely healthy when they might not
be."
Yet, the index remains a widely accepted gauge of health, even though
some tools are better predictors like say the hip-to-waist ratio in the
case of heart attacks. Part of the reason is because it's simple to
calculate and cheap.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/28/fashion/28Fitness.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
IAN SAMPLE, GUARDIAN - Overweight people who diet to reach a healthier
weight are more likely to die young than those who remain fat, according
to a study. The finding needs to be backed up by further research before
sweeping changes are made to public health strategies, the authors warn,
but it highlights how poorly the long-term health effects of dieting are
understood. . .
The study, which was carried out in Finland, followed 2,957 overweight
or obese people who had been screened to ensure they had no underlying
illnesses. . .
Analysis of the data showed that those who wanted to lose weight and
succeeded were significantly more likely to die young than those who
stayed fat.
"Healthy overweight or obese subjects who try to lose weight and succeed
in doing so over a six-year period suffer from almost double the risk of
dying during the next 18 years compared with subjects who do not try to
lose weight and whose weight remains stable," said Dr Sorensen.
Those who gained weight also had a greater risk of dying young. . .
The finding is supported by an earlier study by researchers at the US
National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion in
Atlanta.
It followed 6,391 overweight or obese people for nine years and found
that those who had no intention of losing weight and even gained weight
were least at risk of dying young.
AP - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated today that
packing on too many pounds accounts for 25,814 deaths a year in the
United States. As recently as January, the CDC came up with an estimate
14 times higher: 365,000 deaths. The new analysis found that obesity -
being extremely overweight - is indisputably lethal. But like several
recent smaller studies, it found that people who are modestly overweight
actually have a lower risk of death than those of normal weight.
Biostatistician Mary Grace Kovar, a consultant for the University of
Chicago's National Opinion Research Center in Washington, said "normal"
may be set too low for today's population. Also, Americans classified as
overweight are eating better, exercising more and managing their blood
pressure better than they used to, she said.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3142605
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