European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 04, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Pc in Vil a medical critics of height weight tables say it is possible to be overweight without being obese. Llan there is a greater Strain on the digestive John n Koll Ansbac. Neur psychiatric consultant for the army s european medical command says there is no evidence that moderate obesity shortens life he Points out that there has been a fundamental prejudice against fal which May have influenced re american culture of this Century obesity is not particularly Follansbee in developing countries is different. There it tends to be a problem of the upper classes As they Are me Only people who have sufficient Money to buy the food to become obese tie military in us current programs to trim Down the ranks May not be Basing its requirements on sound physiological terms but rather on or. Lawrence Blumberg psychiatrist at the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden Germany is convinced that heredity plays the major role in longevity. You survive because of your genes More than any thing else Blumberg said. If you have the Hughl genetic predisposition you will probably live a Long time even if you re overweight Bui the Type of genes a person has is the variable we can t control. A e can control the weight medical research on the problems of overweight has resulted in mixed conclusions. Some of latest reports indicate that us links Between obesity and certain diseases May not lie As Strong As previously supposed wednesday May 4, 1977 if you take 1,000 fat people and 1,000 lean people i m sure the lean will be in better Overall health and live a j7i. Report in Starr riders .11 inc i s. Air fogies cd � l a Aero Jace Medicine. Brooks a ii . Con eluded him obesity is Only a unit or determinant � by � in pressure and lipid inti Livi a and that its contribution Tocar Ciary Hart disease is Small or Ivin exist it or. George v. Mann in a study at Vanderbilt univ Crit i spoiled there is m predictive in relating Tow la to to coronary it Art disease the Framm Gham study a 2-\ear charting of ft.127men and women in . Mass found Illy angina be Conns and sudden death were predictable by obesity hut the role of fat v de with the age of the sub jccts.\\1ulc the literature remains . The Phum nans who Deal with overweight tend in regard fat. Artio ulary in the excessively Nix be. As serious detriments in in Alth and happiness surgeons of scree the risks imposed by excess fat firsthand. col John a Kielson. Chief u general surgery at the 97th Lenera la Spital. Points of that obesity poses prob lems in two areas the technical As a cts of surgery an the Osto death rate it is difficult to do an operation on anyone who is obese particularly in the abdominal Kielson said in obese patients a lot of the fat accumulates around the Abdomen with thin people visibility is better there is a lot less Chance for error the Post of cratic morbidity rate is higher in the obese for several reasons. The infection Rale is higher Ina wound that results from cult my through two to three inches of fat and fal people lend to have More trouble with their lungs this is because they already have a compromised pulmonary system the fat from the Abdo men pushes up and they do not breathe As deeply As lean people with Lunk complications the obese Are More subject to pneumonia As a consequence of an operation " doctors Point out that obesity creates additional prob lems Lor diabetics and that it is generally considered to be a cause of gallstones and they say thai carrying extra weight puts unneeded Strain on All the vital systems of the body. A he debate on a Brlity rages bark and Forth. It is nut Likely to end soon. But even the most tolerant of experts look askance at extreme overweight. Brig Gen Donald n. Vivian. Sakk surgeon. Ram Stem. Germany agrees that genetics May be More important than body weight in determining longevity but on balance he does nut find any special benefits to being fat i know the argument about the genes but i Don t know anything that says fat people live longer Vivian said if you take 1.000 fat people and 1.000 lean people i m sure the lean will be in better Overall health and live the stars and stripes Page a7
