Posted by GodKingEmperor on Sun 30 May 10, 10:15 PM to GodKingEmperor's blog.
ACCEPTED medical wisdom that overweight people are more susceptible to diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure is a myth, a shock new report suggests.
Even people who are obese suffer no adverse health effects until they turn 40. The research flies in the face of Government attempts to combat the so-called “obesity timebomb”, which it has been claimed will lead to a generation of youngsters dying before their parents. The new study has led to calls to curb our obsession with dieting. Brant Jarrett, of Ohio State University, one of the researchers, said: “There is a myth going on. Our findings show being overweight is no different from being what we believe is a healthy weight and this is across a person's entire lifespan.
“Don't worry if you are overweight. What is all that stress and dieting doing to your body? Probably more damage than the extra 15lb.
“Being obese before you are 40 has no correlation to your health either. The risk that people are told about does not exist.” The report, published in the International Journal of Obesity, shows that between the ages of 25 and 70 there is little difference in the health of normal compared with overweight people based on the amount of medication they are taking.
The study also examined the relationship between body mass index and illness and found those defined as obese, with a BMI of 30 or above, had no more health problems than those who were a “healthy” weight if they were under 40.
Researchers did find obesity was associated with an increase in medication use among adults aged 40 to 70.
Dr Malcolm Kendrick, author of the Great Cholesterol Con and a specialist in cardiovascular disease and weight, said: “This study confirms a lot of other research showing essentially that most people considered obese are at no increased risk of death.
| 30 May 10, 10:23 PM Ianneil UK(N), 5 yrs   |
Who paid for this research?...McDonalds
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| 30 May 10, 10:24 PM fellatrix UK, 2 yrs |
Very true, we all have 100% risk of death. Please take everything I say with a pinch of salt (but remember not to exceed the RDA of 6g) | ||
| 30 May 10, 10:24 PM wonderer UK, 5 yrs |
Interesting. As I don't read much medical academic literature (& never that particular journal), I don't know, but I imagine that there have been plenty of studies which come to the opposite conclusion. The medical establishment is very keen on evidence, and they seem to have been saying obesity is a threat. (Is this anything to do with BDSM by the way?) Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. http://www.informedconsent.co.uk/posts/226772/ | ||
| 30 May 10, 10:26 PM GodKingEmperor 2 yrs |
It was in the sunday express and if you read it you would see who is doing the research.
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| 30 May 10, 10:27 PM fellatrix UK, 2 yrs |
I work in oncology and there is strong evidence linking obesity to cancer risk. Of course, thats not the same as saying that obesity in itself causes increased cancer risk. Please take everything I say with a pinch of salt (but remember not to exceed the RDA of 6g) | ||
| 30 May 10, 10:34 PM Raven_at_The_Tower UK(SW), 2 yrs |
Utterly ridiculous. So we are to believe that a 20-stone Lard City can be as healthy as a 11-stone? Aside from everything else, isn't it nice to be able to move around easily without carrying all that weight along with you? | ||
| 30 May 10, 10:40 PM Ianneil UK(N), 5 yrs |
There is a difference between who does research and who pays for it. The questions asked by the client influence the direction of research. So if we know who is bankrolling the research we have a clue as to what answers they might want. Also it is the client who has control over the publication of the data. | ||
| 30 May 10, 10:42 PM Trance_Former 4 yrs |
Utter tosh ! | ||
| 30 May 10, 10:43 PM slave2ma UK, 5 yrs |
If the question needs an answer it has got to be no!!! but at least a good thread has not been hijacked It's always the hangnails of life that drag you down | ||
| 30 May 10, 10:44 PM Ianneil UK(N), 5 yrs |
Well it was from the Sunday Express. Soon they will have an article that the Euro causes cancer |
