Stu > wrote in news:aee445dset28ssos3eui0okqo2942a3h0f@
4ax.com:

> On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:31:34 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06...t_live_longer/
>
> Actually that's not true. The strain on the heart is more if
> overweight by more than 25 lbs. Then there's the belly fat, a pre
> cursor to stroke and heart disease. The extra weight plays havic with
> your knees, and hip joints.
>
> If they are talking about over 10- 12 lbs., the artice is nothing more
> than a fluff piece.
>



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