Healthy Living
Friday, December 4, 2009
Can being overweight help you live longer?
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We've been so
conditioned to fear being overweight that any good news about
carrying a few extra pounds seems suspect at best. But here you go:
A new study out last week suggests that
being overweight may help you live longer. This doesn't
mean obese, just slightly pudgy--a
body mass index of 25 to
29.9.
For those of us who love to eat, this is good news. Of course, it
doesn't mean stuffing yourself full of doughnuts every day
(although there's nothing wrong, in my opinion, with the
occasional doughnutfest). It just means being able to truly enjoy a
wide variety of foods without slavishly worrying about
calories.
Surprise! These 10 foods are actually healthy to
eat.
But what I'm really looking forward to are all the diet books
extolling the healthful virtues of packing on the pounds. Now
that I can't wait to see.
Related:
Find out how eating less meat can cut cancer
risks.
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Posted by Jett Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:10am PDT
Good news to me! :) I prefer to eat healthy in general, but I hate counting calories. I would rather just eat sensibly, so this practice works for me.
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Posted by Ralph S Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:14am PDT
any time some one tells you something you want to hear,, you can bank on it ,THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO SELL...,FOR$$$$,if I knew for certian something that would benifit people, I sure as hell would make it public and not try to make a buck writing a book,,plenty of that crap on TV already,some preachers will even sell you a ticket to for admission through the pearly gates,tax deductable!
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Posted by Mrs. Carol B Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:02pm PDT
I've stopped trying to lose any weight. I weight 146 and I'm 5 ft 2 in. tall. I see these women on TV who were 200 or so and are now 152 lb and are happy as clams. I'm 146; what the hay....I'll stay that way. No one is telling me I'm fat it's just my wanting to be the size I was before menopause. That's just not gonna happen!
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