IN A SURPRISING REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGERY, OF NEARLY 190,00 FOLLOWED FOR 2 YEARS, THOSE WITH THE LOWEST BMI, (BODY MASS INDEX = HEIGHT  AND WEIGHT RATIO) <23 (NORMAL TO THIN) HAD A 40% HIGHER RISK OF DEATH AFTER SURGERY THAN THOSE WITH A BMI B/W 26-30 (OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE). THE HIGHEST RISK SURGERIES WERE EXPLORATORY ABDOMINAL PROCEDURES, AND THE LOWEST WERE BREAST LUMPECTOMIES. IN A RELATED STORY, McDONALDS WILL NOW HAVE A COUNTER AT ALL MAJOR SURGICENTERS!