At 11:00 AM -0600 11/7/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I've long argued that BMI (body mass index, a measure of body fat) cut- >offs are too low in terms of the demonstrated health hazards associated >with them, and are unjustifiably responsible for the current hysteria >over fat (the "epidemic" claim). Serious fatness is a serious problem, >for sure, but what about the zaftig and the merely pleasantly plump? Are >they about to keel over at any second? > >Here's a report of a new study which provides further evidence that these >concerns are exaggerated. It seems it's possible to be both overweight >and healthy, and even to outlive the scrawny. > >Being Overweight Isn't All Bad, Study Says >Carrying Excess Pounds Does Not Increase Risk of Dying from Cancer or >Heart Disease, Researchers Say >Washington Post >Wednesday, November 7, 2007 > >http://tinyurl.com/2agdzu >or >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- >dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110601436_pf.html
The key phrase is "obesity was associated with ...." The usual problems with retrospective studies (nonrandom assignment, etc.). As someone with a BMI over 25 I'm naturally sympathetic. but still skeptical. -- The best argument against Intelligent Design is that fact that people believe in it. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~pkbrando/ * ---
