Are "Fat People" Jolly Afterall?

According to a story reported on by the diet blog:

Well, a new study claims that those who pack on more pounds are actually more sociable and less anxious than people who are not overweight.

According to recent headlines, research suggests “Fat People Are Extroverts.” A study of more than 30,000 adults aged 40-64 looked at body mass index and its relationship to personality.

The results:

• Extroverted men were 1.73 times more likely to be obese than introverted men;
• Extroverted women were 1.53 times more likely to be obese than introverted women.
• Anxious people were twice as likely to be underweight.

From this we learn:

• Comfort food actually does work
• The wrong people may be anxious about their health (skinny people live longer according to other studies)
• A really good excuse to ask for a second piece of cake