The schools say it’s the parents the parents say it’s the schools.Īnd since nothing is for sure, nothing is done. The juice people say it’s the soda the soda people say it’s the juice. The Atkins people say it’s too many carbohydrates the Ornish people say it’s too much fat. The TV industry says it’s our junk food diet. Big food says it’s a lack of activity due to computers and video games. There’s more to this story, way more, and it’s not pretty.Įveryone blames everyone else for what has happened. But it was there before, and we didn’t have this caloric catastrophe. People say, ‘The TV is there,’ and it is. People say, ‘The food is there,’ and it is. More to the point, how did this epidemic happen and in such a short interval of just thirty years? Are we exercising less? No doubt.ĭespite knowing this, it hasn’t made any difference in the rates of obesity or associated diseases. Surgeon General, say that obesity results from an energy imbalance:Įating too many calories and not getting enough physical activity. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. governmental health agencies, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Fat Chance: The Hidden Truth About Sugar, Obesity and Disease
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