The Complex Problem of Overweight and Obesity
A recent article about obesity in the New York Times points out the complexity of analyzing why it is that Americans are becoming increasingly overweight and obese:
But the notion that Americans ever ate well is suspect. In 1966, when Americans were still comparatively thin, more than two billion hamburgers already had been sold in McDonald’s restaurants, noted Dr. Barry Glassner, a sociology professor at the University of Southern California. The recent rise in obesity may have more to do with our increasingly sedentary lifestyles than with the quality of our diets.”
It’s an article that raises important questions and issues that are often overlooked.