Startling news! A little extra weight may be good for you.

Here we go again...

It seems that the latest study by the CDC show that being moderately overweight is actually more healthy for you than being what is considered a normal weight. They do of course point out that being obese is definitely very bad for your health. So don't go run out and start eating everything you want. But maybe it is OK to not worry so much about that last 5 or ten pounds.

The CDC is being very careful in their statement however. They do not want people suddenly thinking it is OK to be overweight and they still plan to continue their aggressive education campaign to help get America slimmer.

If anything comes out of this study, it will be a reevaluation of the BMI (Body Mass Index) numbers which are used to determine if someone is overweight or obese. Currently a BMI of 25 or higher is considered overweight and a BMI of 30 or over is considered obese.

BMI is a simple weight to height ratio type of measurement and a possible end result of this study will be to show that this is an incomplete measure of obesity. And perhaps a new standard will be developed.