Fred Sandsmark's Blog

Now that I sport a healthy Body Mass Index of 23, I'm more relaxed reading stories about obesity and related health challenges. I sense (but can't document with multiple examples) some pushback against the very concept of an obesity epidemic. I also sense (but again can't document) that science writers stories on this topic to have some fun with language. For example, this paragraph from a story found on PhysOrg.com, discussing a British Medical Journal article on debate about an obesity epidemic:

In summary, a large body of evidence documents that over-nutrition and obesity are a major global health problem, say the authors [emphasis mine].

Cheap joke, but it made me chuckle.

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