Interesting.
The notion that obesity makes people sicker is still controversial in some circles. Indeed, there are skinny people who are in poor health while some obese people test just fine for things like hypertension and cholesterol. Still, most medical literature shows that obese people frequently suffer worse health outcomes than normal or even moderately overweight patients. Here are seven ways that can happen.
http://www.forbes.com/2009/12/15/obesity-overweight-causes-lifestyle-health-obesity_slide.html?partner=forbeslife_newsletter