Finally some sense

A report on the annual Nasso conference in Canda this week, says that doctors have found that:
As long as people don't smoke, eat healthy foods and get enough exercise, excess weight may not be as much of a health risk as is commonly thought.
Findings by scientists at the US Centres for Disease Control show that being merely "overweight" does not, by itself, increase the risk of disease and death. While obesity remains a major cause of early death, fewer people die because of excess fat than previous research indicated.