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  Mainstream Medicine is Singing My Song, Again
Sep 1, 2010
Following yesterday's article at the NYT is another that supports my long-stated critique of the BMI, body mass index. At long last, the problem of using BMI to judge body fatness versus muscle is under critical examination. 
  Body Fat in Athletes
Jul 12, 2010
Since we have been talking about body fat, I am posting Dr. Fleck's results for elite athletes.
  Greedy Fat
Dec 12, 2009
Humans are the only animal that can make glucose from fat. This is an evolutionary clue to the importance of fat to brain function. That fat you carry is there for your muscle and your brain. But, if you carry too much of it, those greedy fat cells begin to steal nutrients and to intrude into your organs and muscle.
  Carbs on Display
Dec 7, 2009
I have noticed that Mexicans in Puerto Vallarta are a bit heavy, with a sort of uniform mild obesity that seems to affect a high percentage of the populace. On the other hand, I have seen no extreme cases of obesity of the kind you can encounter every day in most American cities. Then again, we do know that the world's fattest man lives in a small village in Mexico and there is another man in Mexico who just behind.