Ok, everyone knows that being overweight is the world's leading epidemic. Type II diabetes is the world's number one disease, and according to scientists the world is progressively getting fatter.
That's old news. Here's the scary part. Don't let that guy sitting in the cubicle next to yours sneeze on you. (Yes, I know you're reading this at work. What else would you be doing?) No you won't catch a cold, but you may catch the obesity virus.
According to an English study, one in three people who are carrying around some extra baggage may be suffering from a "highly infectious cold-like virus, known as AD-36."
The study suggests that obesity can be caught by an airborne germ that could be causing obesity around the world. The study found that 33% of overweight adults have contracted the virus at some point in their lives, while the same is true for only 11% of lean adults.
While the research may suggest that being overweight may be cause by a virus, that is no excuse to blame those extra pounds on the virus. Whether the virus is real or not here's the cure.
Get out there and do some physical activity, don't wolf down a Big-Mac for lunch, and eat some fruits and veggies. Pretty simple right? I know it's not easy (I myself was overweight and lost 40 pounds), but you can do it. Trust me.
