Well, we are sure that you are pretty much surprised by the title of this post, and we hope that the title alone can keep you reading this text–till now, we have talked about the dire consequences and other problems that are readily linked with obesity; however, here is something very special and sounds coming out of blue, where there is some benefit of obesity. It has been reported by a new research that obese patients hospitalized with heart failure holds better chances of survival than their lean counterparts.

The findings of this research have appeared in the American Heart Journal. Though we can’t divulge more into the possible reasons for this cause; however, we have got some words from the lead investigator of this study, Dr Gregg Fonarow. He states: “This study suggests that overweight and obese patients may have a greater metabolic reserve to call upon during an acute heart failure episode which may lessen in-hospital (death) risk.”

Dr. Fonarow hails from the University of California, Los Angeles. The research’s results were presented after studying data on almost 109,000 heart failure episodes in more than 80,000 patients.

It is clear that the results of this study are purely in contrast to other reports that are published almost daily, where we read that such and such are the disadvantages of obesity. However, we can’t, in any way, downplay the significance of this study, as it deals with a major problem that is fatal in nature. It is again obvious that more research might be needed to ascertain the reason behind the findings of this study, and what actually happens in relation to this issue.

However, on the lighter side, it can be easily noticed that obesity has something in it–the increased BMI (body mass index) provides some help to the up-keep of the body, though it is often a cause of problem.