LOTS of men are big without them, and find their size a career advantage, and also a liability. I know LOTS of guys who are naturally big, and have stupid people saying to their face stupid crap about being on the juice when they're not. Give it a rest, or educate yourself..Carnethon says that the trend is probably driven by a subset of people who are thin yet 'metabolically obese': they have high levels of insulin and triglycerides in their blood, which puts them at a higher risk for developing diabetes and heart disease.All this suggests that BMI is a crude measure for evaluating the health of individuals. Some researchers contend that what really matters is the distribution of fat tissue on the body, with excess abdominal fat being most dangerous; others say that cardiovascular fitness predicts mortality regardless of BMI or abdominal fat.Many shades of greyThe issue of the "obesity paradox" is, of course, far from resolved. But the controversy surrounding it is a good