Few Extra Pounds may result in Few Extra Years, Results

It is really good news for those who are overweight but not obese as a new study has revealed that these extra pounds may add to you life span. So its no worry if you weigh a bit higher as it might help you live longer. The survey was conducted among 11,000 Canadian adults and the results showed that overweight people lived for longer time than people who were extremely obese or those who are underweight. The researchers also added that these results never compels normal weight people to gain some more.

The study was conducted among 11,326 Canadian adults for a period of about 12 years and it was found that 70 percent of people who were underweight died earlier and 36 percent of the people who were obese also died sooner. But what was surprising is that, the overweight people were 17% less likely than the normal weight people to die.