Great news for us overweight folks!

Hitchens · 12-04-2015 12:58PM #1

a new survey has found that overweight people have 18% less risk of developing Alzheimers and that obese folk have 24% less risk

brilliant news at last for all of us rotund guys and gals

(survey was published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinolgy)

eviltwin · 12-04-2015 12:58PM

Cool, lets have cake to celebrate!

pickarooney · 12-04-2015 12:59PM

You mean because you'll die of heart disease before it's likely to become a problem?

barneystinson · 12-04-2015 01:00PM

Hitchens wrote: »

a new survey has found that overweight people have 18% less risk of developing Alzheimers and that obese folk have 24% less risk

brilliant news at last for all of us rotund guys and gals

(survey was published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinolgy)

Is it because most of the fatties will already be dead / dying from diabetes, cancers, heart disease etc before they get to the age of developing Alzheimer's...

cloud493 · 12-04-2015 01:00PM

Enjoy the heart disease and diabetes and all the rest of it.

Forest Demon · 12-04-2015 01:03PM

You smug skinny sh1tes could not give us that one victory! I am off to seek comfort from the kitchen.

mikom · 12-04-2015 01:05PM

Hitchens wrote: »

a new survey has found that overweight people have 18% less risk of developing Alzheimers and that obese folk have 24% less risk

brilliant news at last for all of us rotund guys and gals

At least ye won't forget where the cookie jar is......

Tarzana2 · 12-04-2015 01:07PM

Hitchens wrote: »

a new survey has found that overweight people have 18% less risk of developing Alzheimers and that obese folk have 24% less risk

That's because we'll be around for a shorter amount of time. :pac:

*reaches for rag on stick*

Desolation Of Smug · 12-04-2015 01:08PM

Fat chance.

elstingeo · 12-04-2015 01:09PM

How is this great news for anyone? So you can be morbidly obese or overweight but rejoice in the fact you'll never develop Alzheimer's? I also cycled my bike today without a helmet but wasn't hit by a car..

PizzamanIRL · 12-04-2015 01:13PM

That's because all we do is sit around so it would be very hard for your brain to forget the monitor and 4 walls in front of you, and the fridge.

12-04-2015 01:14PM

elstingeo wrote: »

How is this great news for anyone? So you can be morbidly obese or overweight but rejoice in the fact you'll never develop Alzheimer's? I also cycled my bike today without a helmet but wasn't hit by a car..

You sound like you could do with a biscuit.

kneemos · 12-04-2015 01:15PM

What's the % 18 based on,the number of fat people or the number who contract Alzheimers?
Either way it's % 18 of a smaller number and can be somewhat misleading.

NSAman · 12-04-2015 01:15PM

Great news alright, but you are still FAT!!!!

jamesoneill · 12-04-2015 01:15PM

Hitchens wrote: »

a new survey has found that overweight people have 18% less risk of developing Alzheimers and that obese folk have 24% less risk

brilliant news at last for all of us rotund guys and gals

(survey was published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinolgy)

if you got the alzheimers you wouldn't need to diet

you'd just forget to eat and lose weight that way

MathDebater · 12-04-2015 01:16PM

Eating curry is meant to be great in preventing Alzheimers.

Phil Mitchell · 12-04-2015 01:18PM

I would rather die of heart disease than have alzheimers, thank you.

Little CuChulainn · 12-04-2015 01:22PM

pickarooney wrote: »

You mean because you'll die of heart disease before it's likely to become a problem?

Which is also the reason why fat people cost the health service less.

Tarzana2 · 12-04-2015 01:24PM

Wonder when someone will chime in with "It's fine to slag gingers, why can't I slag fatties?"

Uncle Ruckus · 12-04-2015 01:26PM

Hey fatty, I got a story for ya. A fridge too far!

ColeTrain · 12-04-2015 01:29PM

As if a fat **** would forget to eat.

TheBeardedLady · 12-04-2015 01:30PM

This news was in the papers this week.

Fat can be healthy, so don’t tell me you’re dieting for health reasons

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/08/fat-healthy-dieting-health-reasons-overweight-lifespan-weight

AndonHandon · 12-04-2015 01:32PM

I'm not fat I'm just big-boned.

Tarzana2 · 12-04-2015 01:34PM

TheBeardedLady wrote: »

This news was in the papers this week.

Fat can be healthy, so don’t tell me you’re dieting for health reasons

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/08/fat-healthy-dieting-health-reasons-overweight-lifespan-weight

The people of AH will not like this, there'll be conniptions!

:pac:

Aongus Von Bismarck · 12-04-2015 01:37PM

TheBeardedLady wrote: »

This news was in the papers this week.

Fat can be healthy, so don’t tell me you’re dieting for health reasons

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/08/fat-healthy-dieting-health-reasons-overweight-lifespan-weight

My favourite Guardian headline this morning was:
Should I tell my fiancée that I’m bisexual and had sex with her dad?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/12/tell-fiancee-i-am-bisexual-and-had-sex-with-her-dad-mariella-frostrup

Tarzana2 · 12-04-2015 01:46PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

My favourite Guardian headline this morning was:
Should I tell my fiancée that I’m bisexual and had sex with her dad?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/12/tell-fiancee-i-am-bisexual-and-had-sex-with-her-dad-mariella-frostrup

Did you even read the article tBL linked, rather than post this cheap non-sequitur?

MathDebater · 12-04-2015 01:50PM

The author claims to be a 'fat activist'. WTF is that when it's at home?

TheBeardedLady · 12-04-2015 01:50PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

My favourite Guardian headline this morning was:
Should I tell my fiancée that I’m bisexual and had sex with her dad?

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/12/tell-fiancee-i-am-bisexual-and-had-sex-with-her-dad-mariella-frostrup

Haha! Saw that too and read it out to himself.

Tarzana2 · 12-04-2015 01:51PM

MathDebater wrote: »

The author claims to be a 'fat activist'. WTF is that when it's at home?

Don't know, but the article cites research if anyone could be bothered to read it rather than react to the headline.

mikom · 12-04-2015 01:55PM

MathDebater wrote: »

The author claims to be a 'fat activist'. WTF is that when it's at home?

A tongue twister.

fat activist
fat activist
fat activist......

osarusan · 12-04-2015 01:57PM

Tarzana2 wrote: »

Did you even read the article tBL linked, rather than post this cheap non-sequitur?

Here is one line from that article:

Might these findings lead to the dethronement of BMI as the definitive measure of bodies, weight and health?

I thought that BMI had been somewhat discredited as a measure, at least, the use of BMI is nowhere near unanimously approved. Am I wrong?

The whole article is confusing actually. She cites research that indicates people with very high or low BMI are those most likely to die prematurely. She uses these findings to argue that people who are overweight or slightly obese are therefore the ones who will live longest. And then she hopes that BMI, the very measurement which allows her to make that claim, will be dethroned as the definitive measure.

I am not really sure what point she is making.

Great news for us overweight folks!

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