Fat corpses are a hazard for mortuaries
Categories: Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness
You'd think that eating junk food and avoiding physical activity would lead to an unhealthy and hazardous life, but, according to new research from Australia, it's a problem after you're dead, too.
The study found that 64% of women and a whopping 75% of men living in rural areas were overweight. Then, after heart disease, diabetes, or some other obesity-related illness finally caught up with these people, their bodies were causing "significant occupational health and safety issues" for those working in mortuaries.
If Australians don't get fit soon, the country will need to start constructing new mortuaries specifically designed with "larger storage and dissection rooms, and more robust equipment," to avoid the kinds of "major logistical problems" already plaguing the system.
How unhealthy must society get before people start taking this epidemic seriously?
Recent Posts
- Heidi Klum Hits The Runway After Baby (11/20/2009)
- Thanksgiving Dinner Satisfaction And Perfect Portion Control: Time to Celebrate (11/20/2009)
- Cheesy Workout Video Round-up (11/20/2009)
- Kim Kardashian's Sexy Salad Commercial (11/20/2009)
- Simple Thanksgiving Swaps (11/20/2009)
























Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Christine 8-06-2007 @ 7:27PM
Obese people die of every possible accident and ailment that thin people die of, accept perhaps anorexia - yet you write as though their mortality is 100% due to when "heart disease, diabetes, or some other obesity-related illness caught up with these people." Does that mean that since I'm fat and have none of the above, I'm never gonna die? Cool!
Now there's some mighty fine journalism for ya.
Reply