Those of you that faithfully read my blog know that I don't place a lot of weight in studies. I find that most prove very little when it comes to theory because the test is done either on a small amount of people or their factors are just too vague. I just recently came across this case study ( http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=154628 ) that, pardon the pun, bases too much weight in its theory. The study is supposed to link obesity to the severity of Fibromyalgia symptoms. It had 888 participants, a good size for a study of this magnitude (again-- pardon the pun), but I don't find any controls-- which to me is discouraging. Fibromyalgia happens to people of any size and I truly do not believe that one's weight is the soul factor for the severity of the disease. I believe there are many factors like poor food choices, stress, overuse and abuse of the body, medication, and activity level that also play a huge role in the severity of the condit