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To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (118727)	6/19/2009 10:40:04 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Respond to of 132070

FF, you have to keep in mind that skinny is really skinny. i'm just over 5'10" tall and hit a low of 155.5 lbs last year as my body fat melted away and left me with only about 9 months of recent weight training muscle. prior to that, i had done zero weight training for 2 decades. does just over 5'10" and 155.5 lbs qualify as skinny? not a chance. my BMI was 22.0 at that weight. "skinny" is defined as a BMI of less than 18.5. that means i would've had to weigh in at 131 lbs to qualify as "skinny." i was very skinny and had very little muscle and excess body fat at 155.5 lbs. 131 lbs is not only "skinny," it is sick if not technically anorexic. i can't imagine being that size and eating a healthy diet and exercising. they are probably over producing cortisol due to their stress and cortisol is brutal on the body longer term. i think i'm safely over 165 lbs now, but i still consider myself pretty skinny even though i'm 34 lbs heavier than their definition of "skinny." headlines are often misleading.

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (118727)	6/23/2009 10:08:18 AM
From: Horgad	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

It might have to do with the odds of the super skinny surviving a major illness. A little extra fat can be helpful depending on what is attacking your system.

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (118727)	6/23/2009 11:06:12 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Rush Limbaugh was right? Wow, put on your hard hat, because pigs are flying. <VBG>

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (118727)	6/23/2009 2:23:03 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

good nutrition versus bad nutrition and osteoporis look ma no genetics.

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (118727)	6/24/2009 10:54:05 PM
From: bruiser98	Respond to of 132070

A few extra pounds can add years to your life: study reuters.com Was in my local paper today. Wish they had included BMI data. Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life businessweek.com >>>>>For the study, Whitlock and other members of the Prospective Studies Collaboration collected data on 894,576 men and women who participated in 57 studies. The people in these studies came primarily from western Europe and North America. Their average body-mass index (BMI) was 25. BMI is a calculation that expresses a relationship between height and weight. People are considered underweight if their BMI is less than 18.5, normal weight when the BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, overweight when BMI is between 25 and 29.9, and obese when BMI is 30 or more, according to the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The researchers found that men and women whose BMI was between 22.5 and 25 lived the longest. For a person 5 feet 7 inches tall, his or her optimum weight would be about 154 pounds, they noted. For those with a BMI over 25, every 10 to 12 pound increase translated to about a 30 percent increased risk of dying. In addition, there was a 40 percent increase in the risk for heart disease, stroke and other vascular disease, a 60 percent to 120 percent increased risk of diabetes, liver disease or kidney disease, a 10 percent increased risk of cancer, and a 20 percent increased risk for lung disease, the researchers reported.<<<<<< The average BMI was 25. People with BMI 22.5-25 lived the longest. This says the people on the chunky side of normal BMI (18.5 and 24.9) and the lean side of the average of 25 lived the longest.