I'd like to point out that the thin=healthy truism is pretty

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Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer


CHICAGO - You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity.

The first national estimate of its kind bolsters the argument that you can be hefty but still healthy, or at least healthier than has been believed.

The results also show that stereotypes about body size can be misleading, and that even "less voluptuous" people can have risk factors commonly associated with obesity, said study author MaryFran Sowers, a University of Michigan obesity researcher.

"We're really talking about taking a look with a very different lens" at weight and health risks, Sowers said.

In the study, about 51 percent of overweight adults, or roughly 36 million people nationwide, had mostly normal levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, blood fats called triglycerides and blood sugar.

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Interesting. Thanks.

How tall are tou, triangular, and who told you you would have to be 100lbs to be healthy?

Agreed completely. I find the obesity hysteria and anti-fat prejudice really misguided. Animals in the wild can be moderately "overweight" and healthy, why not humans? Thin doesn't automatically equal healthy, just as obesity doesn't mean unhealthiness. It's much more to do with lifestyle. If you put junk in to the system, you're running on junk, and that can't do much for your heart. Cholesterol is more of a factor for heart health, as is exercise. You can be fat and healthy, just as you can be skinny and unhealthy. Diet and cardiovascular activity are what matter. As long as you keep the system running on the right stuff, and exercise, you should be healthy, unless you're really skinny, or really fat for your height and body shape.

I walk a lot because I don't want to bother with driving (and can't afford it), and I have a dog who demands a lot of exercise. Today, for example, I walked a total of 7 miles, all with either a heavy bag or a large dog.

Tonight as I was nearing the end of a 3 mile walk home from work (where I do a lot of walking), I passed a brightly lit gym in which people were running on treadmills. I don't understand why they pay for this while I get tons of exercise just because I'm poor and I can't afford gas for my car. They should try going to "day labor" - instead of making you pay $50 / month, they pay you $5 / hour, you get great exercise doing stuff like digging ditches, and you might even learn some Spanish.

Anyway, I'm always trying to keep some meat on my bones. If I didn't make the effort to eat so much fried food, I'd be underweight and that would be uncomfortable. I like having some cushioning. I feel healthier that way.

I am trying to start exercising. I need to lose half a stone only, it is the remainder of my Celexa weight.. I ate like a caterpillar when I was on it....

Sometimes I wonder if I should just stay this weight. But the problem is, most of the clothes in my wardrobe are my previous, lower weight. So I might as well lose it.

It depends where the fat on your body is. If you have fat on your hips and butt it isn't that bad. If you have a fat tummy then it can lead to problems because you can get a fatty liver and thus you will get high cholestrol and risk getting type 2 diabities.

If you want to get serious about losing weight, the first thing you should do is get strict on your diet. If you have more energy going into your body than it needs, you are either going to have to use that energy by exericising or your body will store that energy as fat.

Forget losing weight. Exercise and imporve key indicators, levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, blood fats called triglycerides and blood sugar.

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/rockert ... -ailments/

Okay, for thise of you who can't forget losing weight...

http://health.yahoo.com/tips/key-to-los ... HLrVvtZ4t4

Well, maybe not cheese fries, or fried anything for that matter. Baked potatos with cheese. Macroni & cheese. Pasta, lots & lots of pasta.

If you love the taste of fat, excellent options are avocados, nuts, salmon, olive oil, seeds, coconut and other things...