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BALTIMORE—Scientists searching for the fat gene, the apparent underlying cause of the U.S. obesity epidemic, should visit Baltimore. People who have this gene seem to gather at the same locale here each weekend, while those without the gene hang out elsewhere.
Baltimore is accustomed to life under the watchful eye of scientists. After all, we were ranked as the fittest city in America earlier this year by Men's Fitness magazine. This was in their annual "You Got to Be Joking" issue. Anyone living here will tell you we're a city of unfit misfits.
But who am I to challenge the scientific integrity of the editors of Men's Fitness? Perhaps this is just a matter of where you look in the city.
Where to start? There is no "Fat Gene", there is only a poor choice of what you eat. Obesity isn't a disease nor a gene its simply a lack of exercise and homemade meals. Individuals today are on a tight schedule and simply don't have the luxury of enjoying a simple nutritious meal. Well you better find some time our you just ended up cutting down your lifespan and the time to enjoy all those things you achieved and worked those extra overtime hours for. Relax, enjoy life and stop eating that fast food everyday.
