Hi, Kay. I posted the article partly for discussion and partly because I think that the medical and governmental communities' emphasis on weight as the "cause" of so much debilitating disease is wrong. And they are using flawed studies and misinterpreting results to "prove" their points.

Yes, I agree with you that being thin is healthier than being fat -- if just to take the extra stress off our skeletons. However, in my case, my medical problems have all been the direct result of insulin resistance (PCOS, pre-diabetes, etc.) and, even though my weight has not gone down in a year and a half (I've been low-carbing for just over 2 years), my medical problems have disappeared. That's why I low-carb, not to attain some "authority's" arbitrary idea of what I should weigh.

I would like my weight to start moving down again, but I haven't found the right tweak yet. In the meantime, I'm enjoying my low-carb health at the weight I currently carry.