The Skinny/Dogs

In 2004, 23.1% of Canadians were obese, and another 36.1% were overweight. That number has surely gone up since then. Which raises the question, WHERE THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE? If nearly 1/4 people in Canada are obese, why doesn't this match up with the people I know? Do fat people just hide out in the basement, or, in a more sinister move, what exactly does being overweight mean? Having a BMI of 25 or more makes you obese, according to Health Canada. I've got a BMI of 21.0, which is considered healthy, but look at this warning from HC:
"Although the BMI is useful for healthy adults (ages 20 to 65 years), it does not apply to infants, children, adolescents, pregnant or breastfeeding women, endurance athletes, highly muscular people and adults over 65 years of age." So people who are Mesomorphs could be considered obese, even though they are just muscular. Mesomorphs easily gain weight, be it muscle or fat. The majority of Mr. Universe winners are mesomorphs, and few people would say that a body builder is obese. A freak of nature, yes, but fat, no way. Body types are in fact very fascinating, and they fall into three basic categories. Ectomorphs, like myself have low body fat percentages, but also have a great deal of difficulty in gaining muscle, espescially superficial muscles. Ectomorphs, interestingly enough, are also more succeptiable to the weather, wearing less when it's hot and more when it's cold. Lower body fat and a greater surface area relative to weight make ectomorphs react more to the cold. Mesomorphs, as mentioned above, gain weight easily and also tan easily, unlike ectomorphs, who typically just burn, espescially if they're of nothern European descent. Lastly, there is the endomorph who typically has underdevelopped muscles and gains body fat easily. It is interesting to note that until about 150 years ago, when industrialized farming made food widely available in the western world, having endomorphic traits was desirable, as you could survive a long period of famine, while ectomorphs couldn't keep going. Weird eh?

Also, dogs are annoying. When you're out rollerskiing, and a large dog runs at you, it doesn't matter if it just wants to play, if you get hit by 80 kilograms of muscle, you go down hard, and you could break a bone, or three. So don't be offended if I scream at your uncontrolled dog. It's nothing personal, I just like my collarbone in one piece, thank you.