Reply #39: the lowest mortality risk belongs to an overweight, but small-waisted woman who doesn't bike, or... [View All]

... engage in any other potentially dangerous physical activity.


In other words, not a health nazi.


This much is clear: when people talk about living a "healthy" lifestyle, they're primarily talking about a feeling they get. They're not looking at mortality stats and deciding to adopt the "least risky" BMI (which would put them in the "overweight" range), or live the "least risky" lifestyle (which would cut out a lot of fun and exciting activities).


If these people were forced to do the things that actually lowered their risk of premature debility or death, they'd freak. Their perceived quality of life might well nosedive, even as their statistical mortality risk declined as well.



So why are they willing to impose intrusive and misery-creating "health" regimens on others, when they aren't willing to live a statistically-sound lifestyle themselves?