Why slim people live longer than fat people

Posted by Chidinma on Thursday December 25, 2014 at 22:12:40:

If you are carrying more weight than required by your body; you are putting your health at a risk. It is a well known fact that slim people have a long life, spam than fat people; this is because fats reduces mortality rate in a person. In this article, let look at some reasons why slim people live longer than fat people:

1. Slim people are less likely to have Heart Related problems: Slim people are rarely to affected by heart related diseases like stroke, heart attack, heart failure because they don’t have large deposits of fats around the heart which is the number one cause of heart related diseases; while on the other hand, fat people are prone to these diseases because of the fat deposits around their vital organs which affects its functions and to can result to failure if not handled well.

2. Free From Sleep Apnea : sleep apnea is a serious health issue which can lead to death if not taken care of properly. It occurs when a person temporarily stop breathing when asleep, and it is prevalent among fat or obese people.
Slim people are free from this problem of sleep apnea and it's one reason why they live longer than fat people.

Finally, the summary of it all is that fat people die faster than slim people because of health compilations resulting from excess fats in the body; just a little weight loss can save a fat person from these health issues and increase longevity.