Exploring the Origins of Obesity: One Person’s POV
I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, and today, I’m a parent to two boys.
Neither of them are obese. Or even fat.
But obesity is a term that seemed to have come out of nowhere. Sure, I knew what obesity meant visually since I was a teen, but growing up, the issues of the day [...]
Do We Need an Obesity Drug?
November 19, 2009 by Dave Wong
Filed under Community, Healthy Perspectives
A recent article on NPR talks about upcoming drugs for treating obesity.
It sounds like the drugs will do one or a combination of the following:
curb or reduce the physiological desire to ingest food (aka appetite)
modify certain psychological behaviorial conditions (like depression)
However, it sounds to me like that’s the path to “treating the symptoms and not [...]
Fast Food Proximities and Obesity?
March 22, 2009 by Dave Wong
Filed under Community, Healthy Perspectives
UC Berkeley Study
Late last week, an article came out discussing a UC Berkeley study that links fast food proximity to obesity: how restaurants like McDonald’s being close to high schools contribute to obesity levels of ninth graders (high school freshman).
Interestingly, the major point seems to be that such fast food joints need to be one-tenth [...]