Are obese people less likely to commit suicide?

Possible.

"Obesity may lead to numerous health problems, but it may actually be linked to fewer successful suicides, according to a new study.

Dr. Kenneth J. Mukamal, at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, looked at rates of suicide and obesity in U.S. states in 2004 and 2005. On average, about a quarter of adults studied were classified as obese on the basis of their body mass index, which is a standard measure of the relationship of height and weight. Also on average, there were about 12 suicides per 100,000 adults.

However, with each 3 percent increase in obesity in a given state, there were 3 fewer suicides per 100,000 adults, they report in the journal Obesity.

U.S. states with higher rates of obesity also had lower rates of successful suicide using guns, suffocation, and poisoning."

As to guns, there is much more flesh to penetrate so a more powerful weapon is needed.

Suffocation? There is much more tissue to compress.

Poisoning...since the fat eat just about anything, it is likely they have become resistant to most common poisons.

No surprise here.

Move along.