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Old 05-06-2014, 02:23 PM
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Drink a little wine and gain a little weight? Hmmmm.

How do you live past 90? Sunday on 60 Minutes
The recommendation to be moderately overweight is foolish, in my opinion. This may be another case of the food industry having influence over a study and inserting their bias. The only time I have heard this recommendation is when it is being promoted by the media (newspaper, radio and TV).

Overweight is a BMI of 25. That's a lot of extra pounds and it would be mostly excess fat. If your waistline goes up to 40, you will put yourself at risk for many degenerative diseases. Studies have been done that show the ideal weight to be a BMI of 18. That's lean. And the study shows that for every extra BMI point over 18, your risk of death increases.

There's no way for the average elderly person be moderately overweight without being overly fat. As you age, you gradually lose bone and muscle. So, to be moderately overweight, you would certainly have a very high percentage of body fat. And there's nothing good about that as far as promoting health.