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The Obesity Neighborhood

In Featured Posts, Obesity by Prof

Public health authorities have claimed that environment contributes to the obesity epidemic. For example,  there are several studies (here and here) where researchers showed a high correlation between the number of fast-food restaurants and the obesity prevalence. Here is another not-so-surprising study from 2021 that concluded proximity (1-3 km) of …

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Our sorry state of obesity

In Featured Posts, Obesity by Prof

As we will hear in class, every year, the CDC releases obesity data that gets included in a report called the “State of Obesity”.  The most recent report was released in September 2022.  The news is nearly all bad. For example, over 42% of U.S. adults are now considered obese.  …