By Lee Ostaszewski/Local Columnist

We have enough things to worry about these days, what with climate change, North Korea and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.

The Mooch only lasted 10 days on the job, but you just know he is never going away. Thats how it is with all these reality TV show contestants er I mean members of the Trump administration.

With all this going on in the world we certainly dont need to worry about our brain leaking.

Apparently, however, we do. A growing number of people, as it turns out, have experienced brain fluid leaking out their ears.

Yuck is the appropriate response to this.

Ewwww is also acceptable.

Not surprisingly, this condition is linked to obesity. After all, what isnt? Brian leakage could also be caused by sleep apnea, too.

So basically, we all must be concerned anytime we eat or sleep. These activities are likely killing us.

And if being concerned about sleep apnea causes insomnia, be aware that there is an entire list of health issues caused by not sleeping, too.

By the time we sort it all out, I would rather just worry about North Korea or some nutso White House official.

While no one is sure why brain leakage happens, it seems obesity might be contributing to a condition where the skull bone thins, eventually resulting in a small hole where the cerebrospinal fluid can ooze out.

This hole can also lead to infections in the brain. So the hole needs to be fixed, which requires surgery. These types of surgeries are becoming more and more common.

We dont need this as a problem. Medical research is wonderful when it discovers cures and treatments. But when it digs up new issues we previously didnt worry about, then perhaps its time to stop.

Another example of a problem we previously had no clue about is being overfat. This does not necessarily mean overweight or obese. Instead, overfat can happen even if your weight and BMI appear to be in the good range.

Great.

Overfat occurs when you have too much belly fat. Which effects a large percentage of the population of middle-aged, American adults. And by large percentage, I mean 100 percent of adults who dont play quarterback for the New England Patriots.

Personally, I find this news disturbing.

Whats even more disturbing is that there is no viable solution to this problem. All science can come up with is diet and exercise. That is sciences panacea to every health condition: Diet and exercise.

When will science admit diet and exercise is not working?

Granted, it doesnt work mostly because we stop dieting and exercising approximately three days after starting.

We all want science to provide us with a simple, easy-to-follow solution to the obesity epidemic. One that doesnt require us to do very much nor try too hard.

There are companies out there that claim to have the answers. They say that their natural herbs or vitamin supplements reduce belly fat. But these claims fall into the same category as a politicians promises.

Such as having Mexico pay for a border wall, replace and repeal Obamacare, or acting so presidential well be bored.

The American public could use some boredom about now.

It would give us a chance to focus on other things. Such as how much belly fat is too much and what this stuff dripping out our ears might be.

Lee lives in Medway. Email him at lee.online@verizon.net.

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Ostaszewski: Can medical research be great again? - MetroWest Daily News