ah, guest....**PART** of the cause of some obesity is "a sedentary life style"!!!

I know people who are physically active, eat VERY reasonably and still cannot be thin. I personally have the opposite genetic makeup--I can eat all day, do little exercise and barely gain weight. My brother, who grew up in the same house --eating the same foods and exercising MORE than me, was at 265 lbs for awhile. He did lose the worst of that, but will always be rounder than me. I am simply lucky!

Of course some aspects of being overweight can be controlled with diet & exercise, and we DO have, as a class, some bad habits---but do NOT assume all plump folks are just careless and lazy.