Overweight but still healthy

Researchers at the University of Alberta say some obese people are as healthy as thin people.

A team at the University has created what’s called the “Edmonton obesity staging system”.

It predicts your health based not only on your body mass index, but also on your mental health, and other issues, including diabetes or sleep apnea.

They also compared 6,000 obese Americans and 23,000 people at normal weight.

Obese people with no or few related health issues had the same risk of premature death as slim people.