Toronto (ECN) - A Canadian study has shown that having a little extra body weight might be good for the body and actually a few extra pounds may protect people from dying too early. Researchers have discovered that obese and underweight people are dying earlier than those who are at a normal weight. And people who are just a bit overweight are even living longer than those at normal weight.
Researcher, David Feeny says it is not a surprise to find that people who are very underweight or very overweight increase their risk of dying. It is a surprise, thought, to know that carrying just a little extra weight may provide longevity. Feeny works and has studied these finding at the Health Research Center for Kaiser Permanente.
Feeny’s fellow researcher, Mark Kaplan, says that having a few extra pounds may protect people as their health begins to decline as they age, but wants to clarify that it does not mean that people of normal weight should try to add weight to their body for this reason.
Kaplan explains that these findings were found in a study that looked at mortality and not the quality of life. There many negative health results that can occur from obesity, including high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes.
This study was based on the correlation between death among 11,326 adults living in Canada and their body mass index. The data over a period of 12 years was taken from the National Population Health Survey.
