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To: Poet who wrote (4711)2/3/2003 9:45:41 AM
From: Original Mad Dog  Read Replies (1) of 7689
 
I read that article when it came out, about ten days into my diet program. My first reaction is that very few people "quit" obesity or substantial overweight, probably fewer in percentage terms than those who quit smoking successfully. Food, like cigarettes, is for many an addiction outlet. The newspaper article never really talked about the science or statistical manipulation that led to the conclusion that the 40 year olds were doomed to die younger even if they lost the weight later on.

How many really lost that much weight after 40?

Of those who did, how many did so in response to a coronary event? A close family member's disease (for which they had genetic risk factors)? When did they lose the weight post-40? Did that matter?

I'm not saying that the study is bogus, just that I wonder about the methodology that led to the conclusion.

They also would have been better off emphasizing that even at 40, it helps to lose the weight. Otherwise the "news" may trigger a fatalistic "let me eat cake" attitude.
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