The recently-proposed idea that being slightly overweight might actually be healthier for some people with diabetes seems to be a myth, researchers say. The new research was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that there is no survival advantage to being overweight, and that there is a disadvantage to being very overweight.
More than 24 million Americans have diabetes, mostly Type 2, the type that is on the rise because of obesity. About two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight, including one-third who are obese. Weighing too much increases the chances of heart disease, cancer and premature death. However, some small studies have suggested this might not be true for everyone, and that Type 2 diabetics might even benefit from a few extra pounds.
—Source: National Institutes of Health
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, August 2014
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