Obesity
Articles
"Obesity:
An
Overblown Epidemic?". Scientific
American. W. Wayt Gibbs. June
2005.
Excess adiposity
kills 300,000 Americans
each year. The steady rise in life
expectancy may be coming to an
end. Critics allege that scientists
are exaggerating the
detrimental effects of obesity and being
overweight. The article
weighs surveys and studies to determine if
the obesity claims are being
exaggerated. Obesity is a complex
problem that needs a
comprehensive solution, which the article
discusses.