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The Obesity Epidemic

Maintenance Phase

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The Obesity Epidemic Is Out of Control

Obesity is not a cause of death, it's correlated to things that are causes of death. The relationship between fatness and these health conditions is also complex and not super well understood scientifically. It wasn't framed as a medical problem until very recently. Historically interesting in 19 99 and two thousand really seems to be where we get this term, the obesity epidemic coming out in full force.

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