Friday, 23 October 2009
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A Study: Obese People Are Less Likely to Commit Suicide
SmilingThoughts@Xanga sent in a post referencing a study that found out that
obese people are less likely to commit suicide. Here is more on that study.ABC News reported that a study conducted at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston found that people who are obese are less likely to successfully commit suicide.
"On average, about a quarter of adults studied were classified as obese on the basis of their body mass index, which is a standard measure of the relationship of height and weight. Also on average, there were about 12 suicides per 100,000 adults. However, with each 3% increase in obesity in a given state, there were 3 fewer suicides per 100,000 adults," ABC reported.
The study reported that, because of the weight that obese people carry, it is harder for them to commit suicide via lethal poisons since they require higher dosages of the poison. It also stated that hanging and suffocation is also more difficult because of the discomfort felt and extended process that it takes to successfully commit suicide this way. Unfortunate, but true.
What is interesting to note is that ABC pointed out that the study did not lead on any "cause and effect" reasoning behind this. Also, they pointed out the fact that the dangers linked to obesity far outweigh the "potential benefits" that would accompany promoting suicide prevention.
What are your thoughts on this study and its results? Have you heard of this before?
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Comments (48)
When I saw the title I scoffed and said to myself, "It's probably b/c it wasn't successful suicides more than less likely in general."
I was right!
Obese people probably are more likely to try it (IMO).
p.s. Yes I have heard of this before. I've heard of cutting their wrists don't work as easily simply because of the extra layer(s) of fat. And poison, well, it's harder to determine the dosage needed since most dosage are not based on "obese" people.
There are a looooot of jokes I could make with this one...
It's sad that this needed to be studied. Especially since they probably want to kill themselves because of their weight and the marginalization they face because of it. :( Society needs to stop being a meanie.
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Yeah, I was thinking if they tried to hang themselves, they might just break the rope instead.... But I mean, if you really wanted to commit suicide, you could do it...
But a shot gun blast to the brain would probably kill you no matter what, and if you want to slit your wrists, fat or not, hot bathtub and enough cutting will get the job done,so I'm not sure you can chalk it all up to failed attempts.
I knew what it was going to say pretty much what the study said. I shouldn't be laughing but I have a dark sense of humor. It isn't funny, and the Homer Simpson picture isn't helping.
@QuantumStorm@xanga - i was thinking the same thing.
huuuhhhmmm...that's pretty damn weird. it makes a little sense though. when i read the title, i thought it was going to refer to the fact that fat people are happy and that's why they wouldn't commit suicide XD (inside joke)
@QuantumStorm@xanga - Are you thinking of fat an heroes, too?
I don't know about that.
@HippocreneQueen@xanga - I was thinking of buoyancy, but that works too
@tigerdauphin@xanga - lol I thought the exact some thing!
That poster has some truth to it though, obesity in a way is suicide..a very slow, ugly suicide.
ahahaha. ok.
They're less likely to commit suicide or they're less likely to commit successful suicide?
You may wanna fix your title. It can cause a lot of controversies for those imprudent people that do not read the post carefully but just skim through the title.
@QuantumStorm@xanga - You're not the only one who thought the same way.
I want to...SO BAD.
- Kunoichi
Lol. Righttttt.
i don't understand why anyone spent their time studying that... not seeing the importance of these results
Obesity itself is suicide, just as the picture says.
It makes sense, but it's really morbid...
lol try not to fat-hate too much, now...
The picture exaplined it all.
Haha wow I'm dyslexic.
ahahaha... "Unfortunate, but true" ? Are you saying we'd be more fortunate if they could just successfully off themselves already? I love the high standards of writing quality that xanga holds its featured articles to...
I'd kill myself if i were that fat
Interesting...though the two things certainly correlate, I don't see that as a ground breaking, scientific discovery.