From Medical News Today, another study to reinforce the damage done of being overweight: "Of the 17,640 participants who had survived to age 65 and older, those who were overweight, and particularly those who were obese earlier in life, had significantly higher risks of hospitalizations for and death from heart disease and diabetes in older age compared with persons of normal weight with similar other cardiovascular risk factors at the beginning of the study. ... Results of the study showed that having a normal BMI in young adulthood and middle age confers significant health benefits at all levels of traditional risk factors." While the future of medical technology is bright, it would be foolish to expect it to arrive soon enough to save you from the consequences of today's negligence.

Link: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=36015