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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
Having a BMI of 25 does nothing, though. In the studies that they did, people who averaged 25 had the best survival rates. Probably because of what they do in life to end up at a 25.
If you do all the same things and have a 26 or 24, I think you have the same survival rate. In fact, I'll bet that 27s are even better, given the same healthy eating and exercise habits.
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Actually, a Canadian study found:
"So, according to the authors' findings, compared to ‘normal’ BMIs, ‘overweight’ (BMI 25-<30) and ‘obese’ (BMI 30 up to 35, which includes about 80% of all obese people) are associated with a 25% to 12%
lower risk of dying. And the risks associated with the ‘morbidly obese’ (BMIs 35+) are statistically the same as those with ‘normal’ BMIs."
That's not how it was reported, but it appears that carrying some extra weight (BMI 25-35) can actually be beneficial to life expectancy. And the opposite when looking at lower BMIs.
"Risks rose steadily with BMIs under 22.5 (18% higher risk with BMIs 20-<22.5; 23% higher risk associated with BMIs 18.5-<20; and 89% higher mortality associated with BMIs under 18.5), yet there are no governments and industries devoted to massive public campaigns against slenderness."
Both quotes from:
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/...nt-excuse.html
Interesting point, that the overweight/obese are more likely to eat higher number of servings of fruits/veggies (makes sense as they are taking in more calories overall). Media spin makes being overweight 'life threatening' which it just doesn't appear to be. None of the information makes me want to stop losing weight, but it does kind of make you wonder why the 'obesity crisis' is, well, a crisis.
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