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[–] LordoftheShits 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

For reference, here's the study that they usually get this from. Note that this reduced mortality rate only applied to "merely" overweight people, NOT obese people. And since nobody below Class II obesity even fucking considers themselves fat nowadays, anyone citing this study is pretty much guaranteed to not be the type of person this study is even referencing.  

Anyway, lots of researchers have proposed explanations for this, one of the main ones being that fatasses go to the doctor more often than thin people, which means they're also getting screened more often and they're more likely to discover major diseases earlier. Therefore they lived slightly longer. So congrats, fatty! You're living a life of constant disease. But we all knew that, didn't we?  

Seems like a better option than stuffing yourself full of sugar and lard would be to just see your doctor for your usual checkups and not just when you're sick, but hey, what do I know. These cows all claim to know more than doctors themselves, so they surely know more than a pleb like me.