News Flash: You Die Sooner If Overweight — Whether You’re American or Korean
by James Na ~ August 23rd, 2006. Filed under: Humor, Miscellaneous, WTF?. Apparently being Korean — despite consuming copious amounts of “miracle food” (i.e. Kimchi) — makes no difference: you still die sooner if you are even little bit overweight.
The 10-year study of more than 500,000 U.S. adults found that those who were just moderately overweight in their fifties were 20 percent to 40 percent more likely to die in the next decade. Another study involving more than 1 million Korean adults, also being published in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, produced similar results.
Here is a tip. Stop snacking. Take up a hobby that burns calories (mine involves beating the snot out of other people and in turn getting the snot beaten out of me). Take your dog for a long walk (my dogs and I all wear heavily laden packs when we walk). You’ll live longer… even if you are not Korean.
August 23rd, 2006 at 5:42 am
James, do you live in maximum security? Come to think of it, it’s been at least 30 days since I’ve seen you….
August 23rd, 2006 at 6:15 am
Well, if by “maximum security,” you mean guard dogs, a healthy sized armory, electronic security system, physical barriers and a clear field of fire on the main approach to my front door — all designed with the express purpose of increasing the odds that anyone attempting to “visit” my place of abode without my permission would meet a quick repulse (or death) — yes, why, I do live in maximum security.
However, I am still working on some bastions (eventually, the plan calls for something like this).
And you know what my hobby is.
August 23rd, 2006 at 12:40 pm
eating copious amounts of that ‘miracle food’ can lead to a battle with the helical virus.
it’s common here in LA koreatown.
it’s not deadly, but can be a real pain.
but well said.
exercise, eat well, and you’ll live longer.
August 24th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
If you clicked on “Kimchi” in the text, you will see that I wrote an entry about dangers of eating too much of it, including, potentially, stomach cancer.