The Skinny Kid

Heavy men may be less apt to commit suicide | Health | Reuters

As body weight increases in men, the risk of death from suicide falls markedly, new research hints.Given that previous studies have linked obesity with depression, obesity might be expected to raise the risk of suicide, but the few studies that have addressed this topic have largely found just the opposite, Dr. Kenneth J. Mukamal, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues note.

Alternative Hypotheses: 

1. The jolly fat man is not a myth
2. The very obese want to commit suicide but their weight impedes their ability to aim at themselves
3. Too lazy to actually do it

Heavy men may be less apt to commit suicide | Health | Reuters

As body weight increases in men, the risk of death from suicide falls markedly, new research hints.Given that previous studies have linked obesity with depression, obesity might be expected to raise the risk of suicide, but the few studies that have addressed this topic have largely found just the opposite, Dr. Kenneth J. Mukamal, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues note.

Alternative Hypotheses: 

1. The jolly fat man is not a myth
2. The very obese want to commit suicide but their weight impedes their ability to aim at themselves
3. Too lazy to actually do it

Heavy men may be less apt to commit suicide | Health | Reuters

As body weight increases in men, the risk of death from suicide falls markedly, new research hints.Given that previous studies have linked obesity with depression, obesity might be expected to raise the risk of suicide, but the few studies that have addressed this topic have largely found just the opposite, Dr. Kenneth J. Mukamal, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and colleagues note.

Alternative Hypotheses: 

1. The jolly fat man is not a myth
2. The very obese want to commit suicide but their weight impedes their ability to aim at themselves
3. Too lazy to actually do it