'About 90 per cent of the population is predisposed genetically to being overweight and obese and those with the "obesity" gene are about 70 per cent more likely to be obese.'

Another article providing ammunition for the 'its not my fault I am obese' crowd. Reading these articles you would think that fat is just absorbed from the atmosphere, and is totally out of the control of the individual.

Being fat is a choice, just as being fit is a choice. On path is much easier to follow but leads nowhere...the other path is harder to consistently follow but puts you in a better position to enjoy life.

I like sitting on the couch, eating corn chips and salsa and drinking beer. I did not like the man belly that grew as a result, and decided my dislike for the man belly outweighed my love of corn chips and beer.