Another Built-In Excuse...

I like to read the news.  I think I need to stop.  It seems an endless stream of propaganda is spewing from even the most so-called unbiased media outlets.  That being said, I still tend to read as much as I can.

In my never ending search for better health I read anything related to fitness, overall health or weight loss.  Usually this is a mind numbing effort leaving me more aggravated than before I began, but I try to use this rage ensuing blather to fuel my next workout. 

Today began like many others when reading Google’s news related to Health, much ado about the new Healthcare reform and other political crap.  Then…

Compulsive gorging on junk food similar to drug addiction: A Study

I almost screamed.

I had to investigate further.  The article was a quick reference to a study published by Nature Neuroscience.   (http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/pdf/nn.2519.pdf)

I read, what I could understand, but it is not the study itself or the validity of the study that has my panties in a wad, it is the idea of the study and what I perceive to be the reaction to a study such as this. 

I grew up listening to the so-called findings of the newest craze derived by any number of medical associations, and let’s face it, most of these have been revoked. (egg yokes, red wine, fats…) 

So I am pre-disposed to questioning anything put out that is a new medical fact.  In addition, my undergraduate degree was in Information Systems so I of course have my doubts about anything published in the internet.

However, after reading the article and looking back at the Google News Search, more than four other online sources had toted the study as the latest and greatest in the fight against FAT AMERICA.

But what does this accomplish.  I will tell you…

“I am not fat because I don’t exercise, eat McDonald’s daily or take the elevator, I am fat because I am addicted, it’s a disease, didn’t you hear?”

Thank you to all the people and rats who worked on this study, however, I think you just built-in another excuse to all of the lazy people of the world.  Your study may be conclusive for a certain type of individual, but the masses will generate excuse after excuse from this! 

I am sure there are those that will seek treatment for this disease, for me, I am thinking a good hard, shin breaking prescription of deadlifts is order.