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Yep, it's true. I also

Submitted by Guest on May 4, 2007 - 12:28.

Yep, it's true. I also recently found out that my thin (size 10) 18-year-old cousin just got put on meds because she is becoming type-2 diabetic. I'm 30 years old, defined as "obese" by the BMI, and as of my last check up (~2 months ago), my cholesterol was 147, my resting heart rate was 69, and my blood pressure was 117/72. I've never had an abnormal blood-sugar reading. So, I'm REALLY skeptical when I hear all of that talk about how losing weight improves, given that the sickliest people in my family are the thin ones!

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