tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post4324430029307679277..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Obesity and Death RatesClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-12397003498231852392013-08-19T11:03:38.703-06:002013-08-19T11:03:38.703-06:00OTOH, there are recent studies showing that mild o...OTOH, there are recent studies showing that mild obesity correlates with <i>lower</i> death rates among the elderly.<br /><br />IIRC, there have even been studies showing little or no correlation between morbid obesity and death rates.<br /><br />It seems utterly obvious that being fat (especially grossly fat) should kill - but it's been very hard to prove it.<br /><br />Rich Rostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262703348236110420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-49124805089481389972013-08-18T06:39:18.122-06:002013-08-18T06:39:18.122-06:00There is no doubt whatsoever that obesity is stron...There is no doubt whatsoever that obesity is strongly correlated to increased likelihood of death. But To what degree it is causative is not clear.<br /><br />That is, rather than obesity causing diabetes, heart disease, etc., it may rather be that some underlying condition causes diabetes, heart disease, <b>and</b> obesity. Which would indicate that losing weight without fixing the underlying condition might not be of much help.<br /><br />There are, after all, quite a number of metabolically obese, normal weight people.jdegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495457567906071678noreply@blogger.com