I love Beth Ditto - let's talk about sex baby

I would really like to hear Dammit's views on the articles linked to. Whereas a BMI of 18.5-25 is what is considered ideal by the medical establishment, further research has shown that an "overweight" BMI of 25-30 actually is a receipe for longer life. Of course, the skinny and the obese, drop dead earlier. But it seems the overweight are better off?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/24/overweight_live_longer/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4468001.stm
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20090625/study-overweight-people-live-longer
http://justatheory.co.uk/2009/06/25/overweight-people-live-longer-but-dont-start-piling-on-the-pounds-just-yet/

I think I'll have an ice-cream lunch.

Like the bible, the internet is a great place to find quotes to back up your argument...here's one:

http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/2004/07/09/calorierestriction.php