I have a feeling that not only would many people envy John Perry, but if doctors could figure out how to induce lipodystrophy in people, there would be lines around the block at the clinic. You see, John Perry “suffers” from a condition which makes his body unable to store fat. His body simply burns though all it gets and he never gains weight. He gorges himself on Chinese takeout, french fries, chocolate, whatever he likes… and his weight never changes.

This has the potential to finally settle the question of what to get your girl for her birthday. “Honey, I got you lipodystrophy, 2 cheesecakes, and a stuffed crust pizza!” My guess is she’d be so grateful she wouldn’t even think to ask if this means you think she’s fat.

Of course this means the country would be overrun by skinny little stick girls. While this wouldn’t be nearly as appealing to most men as an appropriately curvy woman, it would finally make the women stop obsessing about their weight. Although I suspect that maybe we’d just be squeezing the obsession balloon here. If weight ceased to be an issue, I’m sure the women’s magazines and talk shows would soon have them obsessing about hair texture or skin tone.