Obesity Not Everybody Agrees It Is An Epidemic

Title:
Obesity - Not Everybody Agrees It Is An Epidemic
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515

Summary:
Obesity has become such an important topic in health and self-improvement circles that it dese
**Book claims obesity "epidemic" is a big lie

In his new book, "Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America’s Obesity Epidemic", writer Eric
According to Oliver his research led him to...

Keywords:
obesity, child obesity, overweight

Article Body:
Obesity has become such an important topic in health and self-improvement circles that it dese
**Book claims obesity "epidemic" is a big lie

In his new book, "Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America’s Obesity Epidemic", writer Eric


According to Oliver his research led him to conclude that, "Based on the statistics most of th

The writer does not dispute that the average American adult is between 8 and 12 pounds heavier

He claims that pharmaceutical companies and the diet industry have funded groups like the Inte

One important outcome of this effort was the successful lowering of the obesity standard in 19

Oliver’s main contention is that "the scientific evidence is simply not there that most people

This flies directly in the face of current orthodoxy on the impact of obesity on health. Those
**Obesity in Children linked to lack of exercise facilities

In a study published in the February issue of Pediatrics, researcher Penny Gordon-Larsen of th

The researchers gathered statistics on the number of physical-activity facilities, the rate of

Not surprisingly, the study concluded that "more disadvantaged communities have a great defici
**Link between "food insecurity" and obesity challenged


In another study conducted by researchers at Tulane University, the link between "food insecur

Prior studies suggested that people not sure where their next meal was coming from might overe
But in the study of nearly 17,0000 kindergarten children, kids in "food insecure houselholds"
The researchers concluded that some risk factors did contribute to overweight. These were low

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