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[Socreges]

Actually, it's slightly more interesting than that...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050317/OBESITY17/TPHealth/

By their calculations -- disputed by skeptics as shaky and overly dire -- within 50 years obesity likely will shorten the average life span of 77.6 years by at least two to five years.

With obesity affecting at least 15 per cent of American school-age children, "it's not pie in the sky," Dr. Olshansky said. "The children who are extremely obese are already here."

Up to 30 per cent of American children are overweight, and childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past 25 years.

Childhood diabetes has increased 10-fold in the past 20 years.

"It's one thing for an adult of 45 or 55 to develop type 2 diabetes and then experience the life-threatening complications of that -- kidney failure, heart attack, stroke -- in their late 50s or 60s. But for a four-year-old or six-year-old who's obese to develop type 2 diabetes at 14 or 16" raises the possibility of devastating complications before reaching age 30, Dr. Ludwig said. "It's really a staggering prospect."

 

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"it's not pie in the sky," Dr. Olshansky said.

Oh Dr. Olshansky.

 

[ToxicAdam]

But these donuts are soo DAMN TASTY!

 

[effzee]

Oh Dr. Olshansky.

hahhahhaha :lol

 

[human5892]

I hope this means skinny people will live longer!

 

[FightyF]

Compared to the average person...yes.

But think about it...a person who is 100 pounds overweight is far more likely to live longer than a person who is 100 pounds underwieght. heheh j/k That's like Republican logic right there.

 

[fennec fox]

"The children who are extremely obese are already here."

By "here" he obviously means Houston. I mean, good God.

 

[Loki]

Oh Dr. Olshansky.

:lol

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

75 77. Does it really matter?

 

[Brofist]

75 77. Does it really matter?

maybe not, but I'd say 16-25 year old getting diabetes and ailments that normally are associated with 50+ year olds does.

 

[Zelda-Bitch]

yes, but we were talking about fat old people dieing earlier right?

 

[AssMan]

Poor fat people. They get diabetes, heart attacks, breathing problems, and they just sit there all day and be fat. FAT, people. FAT!

 

[iapetus]

I'm okay - I'm no longer obese.

 

[teh_pwn]

They're leaving out quality of life. A few extra years is great, but an entire lifetime full of energy and good health is awesome.

 

[Gek54]

I'm okay - I'm no longer obese.

But you are still fat.

 

[fallout]

75 77. Does it really matter?

It's a statistical thing. It doesn't mean that every fit person will die at 77 and every fat person will die at 75.

 

[teh_pwn]

Again, the 2 years doesn't matter so much. But not having to breath hard when standing up for an entire lifetime is so much better than eating twinkies.