Why We Get Fat
11th December 2012
Read it.
There are social and cultural influences and practical considerations; but the basic problem is that because of their genetic makeup, some people’s bodies are more efficient at storing calories. In a famine situation, they would be the survivors; in a world where abundant food is available, they are the obese.
Hey, you, fat guy — you’re a survivor. Take a bow. Or try, anyway.
December 11th, 2012 at 07:17
Well, I don’t know about survivors. You’re starving and you see some juicy long pig …
December 11th, 2012 at 09:40
Left unexplained is why there has been a seemingly explosive increase in the number of ‘survivors’ in the last 50 years.
December 11th, 2012 at 16:35
We no longer let natural selection weed out the losers. Eventually you wind up with enough losers to do stupid shit like elect Obama President. Then the only thing you can do is wait for civilization to unravel and hope that the next time people won’t be such fools.