Tag: obesity
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The Obesity Epidemic Part 4: Incretin Mimetics and the End of Obesity
1313 words – 7 minute read Hey! Happy Sunday. This week marks the end of my four-part series on the Obesity epidemic in the developed world. In week one, I wrote about the scale of the crisis – over 42% of Americans are currently obese (BMI of 30 or higher); in week two, I wrote…
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The Obesity Epidemic Part 3: Obesity is a Class Issue
Hey – happy Sunday! This is the penultimate installment in my series on obesity. For a review of what we have covered so far, please see the previous two posts. The data for this week were yet again sourced from the CDC BRFSS. As I said in the title of this post, obesity is a…
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The Obesity Epidemic Part 2: The Causes of the Crises
Hey – happy Sunday! This is part 2 of my series on the obesity epidemic in the United States and other developed nations. For an introduction to the topic at hand, click here. The data for this week’s graphs were sourced from the CDC BRFSS, the USDA and the World Bank. What causes obesity at…
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The Obesity Epidemic Part 1: Obesity is a Public Health Crisis
Hey – happy Sunday! This week is the start of a 4-part series on the obesity epidemic in the United States. Part 1 (today) will function as an introduction to the topic and an explanation of why I believe our metabolic health crisis cannot be solved at the individual level; part 2 will delve into…
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