Fast food, Fat profits: Obesity in America | Fault Lines
With two-thirds of Americans currently overweight, Fast Food, Fat Profits: Obesity in America addresses the growing rate of obesity.
And the multitudinous number of health conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension, that have become increasingly common as a result of that rise. It also draws attention to how minorities, such as African-Americans and Hispanics, are even more prone to obesity than whites.
It also draws attention to how minorities, such as African-Americans and Hispanics, are even more prone to obesity than whites.
People are classified as obese when their body mass index (BMI)—a measurement obtained by dividing a person’s weight by the square of the person’s height (despite known allometric inaccuracies[a])—is over 30 kg/m2.
Some East Asian countries use lower values to calculate obesity.
By 2018, 42% of Americans were obese. Worldwide there has been a large shift towards less physically demanding work
In children, a healthy weight varies with age and sex. A sedentary lifestyle plays a significant role in obesity.
World trends in active leisure time physical activity are less clear.
A review found 63 of 73 studies (86%) showed an increased rate of childhood obesity with increased media exposure, with rates increasing proportionally to time spent watching television.
Fast food, Fat profits: Obesity in America | Fault Lines
