Maggie's Farm

Having said all that is obesity a problem? Yes, for those people prone to gain too much weight obesity is a problem. Is "obesity" a serious health issue? That is more complicated. Many people who are obese have serious health issues over and above their obesity, in particular diabetes. People with diabetes are susceptible to many serious complications that cause early death. IF you wanted to you can use statistics to show that it is the obesity that is deadly by simply ignoring diabetes and other underlying issues. Let me give you an example of how easy it is to use statistics to distort reality: African Americans have shorter life expectancy than European Americans. The numbers look serious as though a black man of 60 is going to die tomorrow. But in fact it is mostly skewed by the gang shootings of black youths. If you understand the math behind statistics you understand that the death of an 18 YO is mathematically the equivalent of 10 deaths of a 60 YO when you are calculating life expectancy. It's kinda like getting 100% in 3 tests in school and averaging in one test where you get 0% correct. Statistics can be used to lie and almost every time they are used by the MSM and/or on the internet they are lying to you because of their own agenda.

Does obesity without serious underlying diseases cause early death? I don't know and I don't think the experts know either because they have been stuck on the fake statistics for so long they haven't looked at the underlying data. I do know that all of my aunts and female cousins were obese when they got old (over 50) and all of them lived into their 80's and a few into their 90's.

Yes it certainly seems to be true. However take a look at 60 year old National Geographic Magazines. In every picture taken in Africa the fat women dominate. Ditto for the South Pacific Islands and Mexico. It is genetic.

You didn't mention which countries you use as examples but you did mention your meme of choice to explain the sudden obesity and that is fast food and cheap carbs. OK, I'll agree slightly. But more than likely which ever countries you cite during the same time period their physical activity was dramatically reduced. So was it the McDonalds or the physical activity. AND also more than likely just like in the US of A there are many who do not become obese AND they eat at McDonalds and eat cheap carbs too. HMMMMM!!! How can that be possible since it is the cheap carbs that cause obesity??? It's a mystery... Unless it is genetic! Bingo!! If you are genetically predisposed to be overweight AND you can't get enough food AND you must work your ass off to survive you will not be able to become obese. BUT if suddenly there is food available and your job is a sedentary your genes win!

The evidence is there for all to see. If it was just the food or just the exercise we would all be obese, but we are not. So it can't simply be the food. It can't simply be the exercise. It must be something else. Where is the common denominator??? Again I point to the fact that virtually every black African woman is 300 lbs plus, just as (almost) every Mexican adult over 30 is obese and every South Pacific Islander is obese. The evidence is there but you must open your eyes.

Meme of choice: "Cheap carbohydrate-based processed foods". This is the meme of many health food advocates (which in itself is also a meme).

"every African woman is NOT obese". I believe you mean not 350 lbs BUT obese as we now define obesity. It is genetic with them. Some are not, more specifically some African tribes are not. And that is because of genetics. As you know having spent time in Africa the various native black Africans are very different genetically often with the only common visible trait being their skin color. A very intriguing genetic puzzle.

Not true. As I stated before all of my aunts were obese and all of them lived into their 80's and my oldest cousin was obese and live to 92. Also now that I am 76 I visit the senior center. Most there are older than me and 100% of the women and 50% of the men are obese (by todays standards). THAT too is genetic. By that I mean the tendency to gain weight as you age.