Observing the fat phenomena
Well "ignorant" journalist sometimes stumble upon observable phenomena without understanding the import of it, as do laymen.That is why the man presented the question, he is interested in the answer, I haven't read anything above so far that explains the obvious. If the truth be known, every human being is unique and the many people who are overweight in our countries are really experiencing a slower metabolism for whatever the cause or reason. One explanation given in scientific literature is for instance; if a person lacks calcium in their diet because of too much acid production (due to acid forming foods and etc requiring an alkaline nuetralization process to prevent didsease.) they will require it from somewhere. Since the balanced nutrition is already lacking for whatever the cause, the miracle in obesity is that your body will slow down its entire production in order to hold on to more calcium in the bones by carrying more weight. That is a by product of an inbalance that just so happens to augument for a possible cure at some future date. (it is called a buffer system) A better way would be do weight bearing exercises or work for a living but we mostly have machines that do that. One man's food is another man's poison and being fat is not always the result of sloth; mostly it has to do with how many fat cells you developed in your earliest years. (even prebirth affects the amount of fat cells in growing fetus) and so I do not judge. A person with a naturally abundant amount of fat stem cells will either be less productive or more productive in life depending on whether they learn about themselves and get into a livestyle that best serves their peculiar constitution. I am just a carpenter, with an amazingly resourceful mind and not unlike any of you, I have had to lose weight after some acute health problems and although your personal pride may leave you thinking, "what does he know'? My metabolism at fiftysix appears the same as it was when I was 17. My workload is greater than most people who are 20. This morning at five thirty I was in a crossfit group. It is not uncommon for my body to endure as many as 100 chinups, 200 pushups and 300 squats at a time without stopping.The first day I began this I was on my back dizzy after two minutes of it. Today I can go for an hour. Take courage there is a way out of obesity if you are willing to do the work. Eat and work your way to a faster metabolism is my motto. I would write a book but no one respects a layman's oppinnion, right!?