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Did you know obesity is a problem? Did you know that saturated fat is bad for you?Why don’t we start taxing fat? Revenue goes up and fat intake goes down. Two birds with one stone! They did that in Denmark....
You’d think I’d become numb to the CDC updates on obesity in the US. You’d be wrong: More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese. [Read data brief] Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain...
A number of readers took exception to my saying that banning large soft drinks wouldn’t work. Some of you think it’s not “prohibition”. Some of you think it’s still worth a try. Some of you absolutely think it’s going to...
I’m in a bit of a cynical mood, so you’ll have to tolerate a little sarcasm from me here. Are there people alive who don’t yet know we have an obesity problem? If there are, would they possibly be convinced...
Although I’ve threatened to blog about it for some time (and still haven’t), my time with Weight Watchers continues. Quite successfully, I might add. If I lose another half a pound, I will be the lightest my wife has ever...