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...this was more than canceled out by the 34,000 deaths that researchers linked to being underweight-having a BMI lower than 18.5. What to make of pudginess appearing to prolong lives? Study coauthor David Williamson speculated that since most people are over 70 when they die, some extra fat might have a protective effect...
...consensus among obesity researchers is that people began getting heavier in the 1970s and have continued to do so. While skeptics don't dispute this, they say that if the extra weight is a problem, it should be reflected in rising death rates from cardiovascular disease. In fact, the opposite has occurred. In March, a month after launching a $A6 million advertising campaign aimed at getting kids to be more active and saying, "obesity is a very serious problem in our society ... obviously it leads to cardiovascular disease," Australia's Minister for Health and Ageing Tony Abbott told a National...
...risen in Australia recently. His conclusion-not yet reviewed by peers-is that "obese people have consistently raised risks of esophageal adenocarcinoma and that this risk is apparent even for modestly overweight people." On the more general issue of the risks of rising BMI, Whiteman says: "A few extra pounds is probably not going to hurt people and may even be advantageous to long-term survival. The problem is that most Australians carry considerably more that just a few extra pounds. In addition, people are getting fatter at younger ages. We don't yet know what the long-term consequences...
...Mundo Insolito A cute shop in which the owner, Daisy, sells Indian dresses she designs herself. I particularly like the extra-flat straw sandals (11 Calle I. Macabich...
...pervasiveness of official corruption. Karzai says he has addressed the problem by appointing a new attorney general and a chief justice, but no one expects results. Electrician Shapoor Malik Zada, 42, says he doesn't have electricity in his house because he refused to pay the $140 in extra "fees" to hook up his connection a few months ago. Now, he says, a standard bribe runs $600. (The average annual income is about $300 per capita.) Another man, Samiullah, 24, says the price for obtaining a driver's license has doubled in the past two months. "Now that the government...