HIV is actually on the rise among young male homosexuals. But that's neither here nor there. What sticks, for me, is the definition of "fat." Is "fat" overweight, obese, or morbidly obese?

I'm 5 foot and 1/2 an inch, and weigh anywhere from 115 to 130. By the BMI calculations, I am overweight. However, I don't look it.... and I can do circles around people thin, supposedly "health" people in terms of aerobic activity (also crunches. Push ups off my knees is still a distant dream.) After all, muslce weights more than fat, so by what criteria are we measuring who is "fat" and who is not?

Lastly, I think SOME (I'd wager half to a little over the majority) of people are genetically predispositioned to weighing more. I mean, it's damn evolution; it's easier to get pregnant if you're not aneroxically thin (and why does no one ever mention the health effects of THAT side of the equation?) Yes, some people are overweight because of their sedimentary lifestyles and eating habits. But watching my mother, who has always been athletic, work out 3 days a week for 2 hours, eats healthy, and has thighs like an oxen STILL never lose that paunch around the middle (night shifts really are extremely unhealthy, weight-wise) convinced me that there's gotta be more to this puzzle than we think.