re: America's Obesity Epidemic Reaches Record High

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Disagree. There are people now who have blood tests done and get completely tailored diets to their exact bodies

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Maybe for those who go to that extreme with diet I would agree but we just can't discount the fact almost all of our foods are heavily modified and cancers are skyrocketing in all lifestyles because of it. I take this seriously, I lost my Dad early. He was a former LSU athlete, very large frame, stayed in shape, very healthy diet, ran until his first heart attack at 41. I'm his height at 6'3", eat healthy, and work to keep my weight below 210, and have spoken to enough doctors to know our hearts, even though stronger with exercise, have to work harder with larger than average bulk from muscle. BMI is not always an accurate indicator of health and neither is saying it's fine to be heavier if it is all muscle. Our hearts and organs are still stressed when we add extra bulk to our frame... even when it's muscle. And when you look at the all the studies, there really isn't any clear evidence that strength training correlates to longevity greater than any other generally healthy eating and active lifestyles.