Next time someone tries to say that being fat is healthy send them this article
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhea...ty-it-myth
"However, despite the normal metabolic readings, the review found that an obese person had a 24 percent higher risk of experiencing cardiovascular events (like a heart attack or stroke) or premature death compared to an individual with normal weight. A person who was overweight, but not obese, had a 21 percent greater risk."
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhea...ty-it-myth
"However, despite the normal metabolic readings, the review found that an obese person had a 24 percent higher risk of experiencing cardiovascular events (like a heart attack or stroke) or premature death compared to an individual with normal weight. A person who was overweight, but not obese, had a 21 percent greater risk."