In your own experience, your friends and family for instance, who has a fat friend who is fitter than a slim smoker for example?
2006-08-30 11:01:59 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Sorry it's getting late, Do you think it's healthier to be overweight or to be a smoker!
2006-08-30 11:05:50 · update #1
this question is continuing from a question earlier, in the uk today the government annoucned that obese women could not get i.v.f treatment on the n.h.s where as smokers can!
2006-08-30 11:08:37 · update #2
Depends on how obese and how much is smoked. Some one who smokes a half a pack a day will probably outlive his 500 pound friend.
2006-08-30 11:09:28 · answer #1 · answered by Sam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you are on about, i was a thin smoker a couple of years ago and i felt agile and fit could walk miles, i am now a fat non smoker and to be honest i have not got the same energy i used to have i am not as agile and my god there is no way i can jump up off the floor now unless i have got something to hold on to, to be honest i dont know although my chest dont feel horrible and tight any more so i will still not go back on the ciggies. and diet even harder
2006-08-30 11:18:33 · answer #2 · answered by Mature Lady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son in law says that he will take a smoker anyday over an obese person.........there is a 100% chance an obese person with have major health issues.....and less of a chance for a smoker...is this true???????? I don't know, but i do know I am a smoker and will be going in for tests just to be sure there is no hardening of the arteries, etc.......they think it might be the beginning of COPD....coronary obstruction of pulmonary disease (I think)....I am 65 and have been smoking since age 15!!!!!!!! sounds to me like you lose both ways, but mine may be slower ?????
2006-08-30 11:13:16 · answer #3 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally a smoker would be fitter than a fat person, but a slim non smoker would be fitter and live longer!
2006-08-30 11:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Andy F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as far as looks....well a thin smoker would look better than a fatty for sure. it is one thing to be a bit chubby, but a person that is obese to me is really in need of finding the strength to stop eating and get active.
2006-08-30 11:13:51 · answer #5 · answered by AmericanWoman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to go with the smoker being more fit...because even though they would both be short of breath the obese person would have more weight to carry around..and potentially more health problems as the smoker
2006-08-30 11:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by ajatur 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before i got pregnant i was a pack a day smoker and a heavy drinker. i weighed 65 lbs. less than i do now as a non-smoker, non-drinker... i felt better, looked better, and was generally happier about myself (physically), the way i felt and my appearance, back then. but i can feel better about myself as a person now. the weight will surely come off, i'm trying!!
2006-08-30 11:13:58 · answer #7 · answered by anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smokers are more fit. Look at George Burns, he smoked all the time and lived a long long time... How many fat people do you see in their 90's?
2006-08-30 11:05:23 · answer #8 · answered by tax_hater 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my experience an obese person is fitter, however ive never really known anyone that obese.but i do know some fatties. all the smokers have died young.
2006-08-30 11:05:38 · answer #9 · answered by The Way 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The smoker.
2006-08-30 11:04:43 · answer #10 · answered by shinjiikari6662000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋