Maybe you can't be too rich, but you CAN be too thin. Turns out, according to a report from the CDC and the National Cancer Institute, that being overweight lowers the risk of dying from a whole panoply of diseases when compared to people who are underweight. The diseases showing significant levels of reduced risk include Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and lung disease; contrary to what you might think--contrary to what I would have thought--death rates for coronary heart disease (is there any other kind of heart disease?) and other cardiovascular causes are also lower among overweight people.
Push yourself away from the table before that third helping, however. Being obese WILL much increase your chances of premature death.
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