Exactly. If anything I think the current weight issue comes hand in hand with our culture's refusal to admit that mortality is a natural part of life. I don't think you can really appreciate your life without appreciating the fact that it's short. Or that severe medical issues don't play favorites. That in the end it all comes down to probability based on genetics, medicine and our lifestyle. That cancer, genetic conditions, what have you doesn't CARE if you're a really nice person who doesn't deserve to die.  People who realize that make the most of what they have. A huge number of the people I've known who were most obsessed with diet and fitness got there because they were essentially pushed into it by brushes with mortality. Most people don't get that until it's too late though.