The cover of National Geographic has a photo of an obese woman and the title: "The Heavy Cost of Fat". Nothing earth shattering nor new in the article but I thought it was an interesting cover choice for National Geographic.
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
The article did take a world view on the obesity epidemic. Apprently for the first time ever, there are as many obese people as there are malnourished. They also discussed the issue in terms of health issues and medical costs. There was also a discussion that in places like China, they are seeing a dramatic and very quick increase in obesity where as in the US it has been a more gradual increase.
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
quote:Originally posted by TriGirl: Of all the problems in the world: War, poverty, disease, etc., it seems awfully superficial to focus on fat.
Actually, I think it's a pretty big problem that deserves a fair amount of coverage. Obesity is a growing global problem that is linked to disease and has economic and social implications.
In this forum we tend to focus on weight problems as personal difficulties to be addressed by individuals. Weight problems also have a broader societal scope that needs addressing. America gets a lot of flak overseas for being perceived as the cause of the Global obesity epidemic that is costing local governments heavily in increased medical costs, which is a part of the anti-american sentiments brewing abroad. But there's so much more to global obestiy than just the Export of McDonalds and Coke. I'm glad to see a rag as prestigious and National Geographic taking a stab at an issue so...heavy.
alli
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