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A little chubby maybe, but lardbutts no. Also, what good is living if you can’t get it up, or do other things you want because you are too freakin heavy?

Skinny is for the birds though.

A little chubby maybe, but lardbutts no.

Not really -- the lowest 25% lived much shorter than any of the upper three quartiles. The top quartile (obese) lived just slightly shorter than the next highest quartile (chubby) who were the longest living quartile. The 'normal' quartile lived virtually the same as 'obese' quartile (e.g. chubby: 41.64, normal:39.94 vs obese:39.41, slim:34.54 years beyond 40 for men). The only group that really stood out were the slim quartile who live substantially shorter than the other three quartiles.

The results showed that men of regular weight (with a BMI of between 18.5 and 25) at age 40 live for an additional average of 39.94 years, while those who are overweight (BMI of between 25 and 30) at age 40 live for a further 41.64 years. Women of regular weight live on average for a further 47.97 years, compared with overweight women—who live another 48.05 years, according to the study.

Obese men and women (BMI of 30 or more) live a further 39.41 and 46.02 years, respectively. But thin men (BMI of less than 18.5) are on average expected to live 34.54 more years, and thin women another 41.79 years, the study showed.