Obesity Issues?

Unfortunately, this country is in the midst of an obesity epidemic that everybody believes they have the answer to: eat less, exercise more, and you're bound to lose weight and be healthier.

But with obesity and diabetes numbers where they are, is it possible this conventional wisdom is incorrect?  Possibly.

I recently heard a talk by a doctor who's researching insulin resistance and obesity. And in his opinion, most people-including doctors-have the cause and effect of obesity and diabetes backwards. He hypothesizes that obesity is not the cause of insulin resistance, but rather a symptom. He thinks obesity might be the body's coping mechanism for insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.

It's easy to blame people who have diabetes for doing it to themselves. They're stigmatized for not caring about their health, eating too much, and not exercising enough. But this isn't always the case. 

For example, the doctor said he exercised three to four hours per day and follow the food pyramid religiously. One day, however, he developed insulin resistance from metabolic syndrome out of nowhere.

He decided to make some changes to his diet-some surprising ones-exercised less, and in time, he was able to correct his condition. He wasn't overweight to begin with, but began to pack on the pounds when he became insulin resistant.

This however, led him to wonder if conventional thinking has it backwards, and if when it comes to obesity and diabetes, the majority of people actually blame the victim. He thinks that instead of obesity leading to insulin resistance, it's the other way around and doctors should start treating insulin resistance as opposed to obesity.

Have a great day.