Karen’s Training Log

Why are we fat?

Interesting theories about why we are fat.  I find the one about climate control particularly fascinating.

From the LA Times online –> http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-stress14-2008jul14,0,2466326.story

By Karen Ravn, Special to The Times

SOME THEORIES

• Maybe we’re too stressed
• Maybe a virus is to be blamed
• Maybe the temperature is just right
• Maybe it’s all that high-fructose corn syrup
• Maybe low-fat foods made us eat more
• Maybe we take too many drugs
• Maybe we’re doomed before birth
• Maybe there’s too much pollution
• Maybe we’re not sleeping enough
• Maybe we shouldn’t have quit smoking