Day 192: Fat and Health?

Over the last couple of months I have seen multiple articles on “healthy obese” people and how it is baffling “scientist” as to how and why these people who are overweight can maintain their weight and not fall prey to all the dangers that come with obesity. 

From some accounts it is believed that as much as 1/3 of all obese people can fall into this category.  I find it odd that this should baffle scientist.  Who are these scientists that just accept the normal parameter about health and don’t bother to question anything on nutrition or the human body.  If science should teach us one thing it should be that we don’t know anything. 

Within human DNA the instructions on building the human race can be found.  Take a look around you because these instructions vary greatly from person to person.  There is no one set of instruction set in concrete. 

I find it hard to believe that there isn’t a scientist out there that is not baffled by these findings.  It stands to reason that just as there are people who grow to over seven feet tall there will be people who are designed to weigh 300 pounds.  It seems reasonable to me that if you can grow up you can grow out. 

How many of you have had an overweight friend who lost a lot of weight and now they look terrible?  I have had a few.  Look at Al Roker for goodness sakes.  After losing all his weight he looks terrible and he admitted that while he was overweight he had no real health problems, BUT he knew they were on the way.  Why?  Because one of these baffled buffoon scientist or doctors told him so. 

I lose my mind when I read about scientist being baffled. Have they lost all sense of wonder?  Isn’t science supposed to be about asking questions and finding answers?  Instead I find that sadly today too many scientific endeavors demand that the scientists/doctors find a predetermined outcome that there is no original thought allowed in today scientific community. 

There is my rant. 

Daily Recap:

Matt: Jogged around the neighborhood

Kelly: 1 hour personal trainer/jogged around the neighborhood