Obesity Villains Reconsidered
Obesity appears to follow the pattern of having not only a gigantic, pervasive cause or two, but an arsenal of little tricks to bring people under its sway.
Obesity As a Science Fiction Plot
With COVID-19, the disease is caused by a particular virus, and that’s an epidemic. But with obesity, the old multi-factorialism comes into play.
Obesity and Language, Part 8
Does patient-first language make much of a difference for morbidly obese patients? Let’s take a look.
Obesity and Country Life
Many have the impression that rural residents in the USA are in great shape, because of all the physical labor that country living implies. But no.
Globesity and the Permacrisis
The world is in permacrisis, and WHO is setting up a Pan-European Summit to tackle childhood obesity, whose first session will meet next year in Croatia.
Coronavirus Chronicles — Other Deep Dives Into Obesity Plus COVID
Long COVID symptoms may be falsely attributed to obesity alone, rather than share the responsibility with COVID. There is plenty of room for misdiagnosis.
Is Assortative Mating an Obesity Villain?
Unlike many other factors suggested as obesity villains, assortative mating has increased rapidly and recently.
How Funny is Obesity, Anyway?
The very popular TV comedy Parks and Recreation makes fun of the dysfunctional government and greedy companies responsible for the obesity epidemic.
Coronavirus Chronicles — Twin Terrors — COVID-19 and Obesity
People who are chronically obese are likely to be affected much acutely than average-weight people by its good friend and enabler, COVID-19.
Coronavirus Chronicles — The Unholy Alliance: Obesity and COVID-19
Conditions are perfect for an obesity epidemic that will leave all other obesity epidemics in the dust, and both COVID-19 and the obesity epidemic are beasts.