ChattyCathy > wrote in news:x8r0m.53510$FI5.43591
@newsfe12.iad:

> Stu wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> So I guess that second bag of potato chips I was going to open is not
> such a good idea? Damn.
>



What flavour?



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"As viscous as motor oil swirled in a swamp, redolent of burnt bell
peppers nested in by incontinent mice and a finish reminiscent of the
dregs of a stale can of Coca-Cola that someone has been using as an
ashtray. Not a bad drink, though."
Excerpt from "The Moose Turd Wine Tasting" by T. A. Nonymous