There is a lot of controversy surrounding recently released studies that seem to indicate that excess body fat may not be all bad. In fact, in some groups, obese people tend to live longer as their body fat may be protective of them in some ways. For most of us, that flies completely in the face of every other news report out there – is it true or not? Do we need to lose weight or can we just stop with the constant running the treadmill to get to the ideal body weight? What’s the skinny? The skinny, or the … Continue reading →