A new report suggests that being overweight is not as harmful as is commonly believed, and actually confers some surprising benefits.Being five to ten pounds overweight could protect people from ailments ranging from tuberculosis to Alzheimer's disease, research indicates. Those carrying 15 to 25 extra
pounds are better able to recover from adverse conditions such as emphysema, pneumonia, and various injuries and infections, states the report.
Thirty to forty pounds of flab could help fend off breast, kidney, pancreatic, prostate, and colon cancer. And an extra fifty pounds on the scale may improve eyesight, reverse baldness, cure the common cold, and reduce global warming.
In general, the report concludes, overweight people are happier, more successful in business, smarter, and friendlier.
The study was funded by a research grant from McDonald's, Burger King, Jack in the Box, Taco Bell, Domino's Pizza, Starbucks, Haagen Dazs, Sara Lee, and Krispy Kreme.
7 comments:
Sounds good to me!!!
I love it!!
Too funny. I'll have to share this with my hubby who plans to lose weight! :-)
Actually, it is at least partially true. We have a man in our church who literally almost died from pancreitis (sp?). The doctor said that if he had not had so much fat layering his intestines, the acid junk that seeped out of his pancreas would have eaten into all his intestines but since there was so much fat, it ate at that instead. This man has owned his own bakery for 30+ years so donuts were a daily thing for him. We are THANKFUL for his extra fat, let me tell you!!!
WOW! I am the healthiest of the healthy! YES! YES! YES!
Thanks for making my day! :)LOL!
yep, I'm pretty healthy - lol
Don't believe any of it, HA! It sure sounds good : )
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