re: More Fatties Than Ever Before in the United States of Inevitable Diabetes

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So innumerable variables are not considered. You can see how that smells like bullshite right? (And I don't know if it is)

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The 30 isn't bullshite, though, Fox. The insurance companies set that and they have the only $kin in the game that counts. Over 30, the risk for diabetes, heart disease, even cancer, start to amp up. All weight isn't the same, but weight is weight. Your heart doesn't discriminate between fat and muscle when you're toting it around. In fact, muscle can be more of a load on the cardiovascular system - although you get far more of a return from the muscle. Ditto for joints. Your knees and ankles DGAF if the 230 they're carrying is fat around the middle, or huge pecs, biceps and quads. They get worn down just the same.

On the other hand, 2 six footers, identical weight of 245 - one is a professional body builder, while the other is a big, fat New Orleans accountant - the risk for diabetes, for example, is probably a lot higher for the latter than the former.

But, overall, that 30 line is money.

As for the rest - most American men balk at being called overweight - but most of us are. Women self-regulate more and that is why, IMHO, fewer women are in that overweight range - it's all or nothing - they're either in the range, or they let it all hang out. But, that's anecdotal.