Get Slim and Improve Your Wealth
It’s very intriguing to learn that people who lose large amounts of weight tend to increase their wealth as well. Dr Mercola describes a study based on 15 years of data, where researchers compared body mass index (BMI) to net worth. Here’s what he said about the relationship between weight loss and wealth:
- “People who maintained a normal body mass index (BMI) generally had the highest net worth.
- Obese people who lost a significant amount of weight tended to see their wealth increase.
- Minor weight changes showed little financial effect.
- Based on their obesity, white women stood to lose the most net worth when their BMI increased. Conversely, being thin helped white women more than any other group studied. In terms of dollars, the typical white male who trims 10 points off his BMI increased his wealth by almost $13,000.
One big caveat: This pattern didn’t track when it came to black men. Generally, obese black men had a greater net worth than the slimmer black men and there was no clear link between BMI and wealth among African-American males.
The reasons researchers attributed to the wealth/obesity link make sense to me. Not only do obese patients often face problems with discrimination in the workplace, they waste money on excess food — probably of the processed kind — and desperate “cure-alls” like bariatric surgery.”
Here’s my view of the situation. Its great for the confidence and self-esteem to lose weight. When you’ve lost a lot of weight (I once lost over 40 pounds) you feel as though have overcome a huge obstable in your life, and now the world’s your oyster. It’s not surprising that successful dieters go on to achive greater amounts of wealth, when achieving a healthy, slim body is far more valuable.