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Patrick Basham and his institute claims that the epidemic of weight related illness are grossly exaggerated. He argues that the state is creating a system whereby people feel guilty about eating more than they are told by health organisations they should. | Patrick Basham and his institute claims that the epidemic of weight related illness are grossly exaggerated. He argues that the state is creating a system whereby people feel guilty about eating more than they are told by health organisations they should. | ||
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| + | He argues that between 1999 and 2008 , atime period during which it was widely asserted that obesity had become America's primary health concern, there was actually very little fluctuation in the number of obese people. Basham argues that a rise in the number of obese people was confined to a small group of obese children, mostly children. | ||
Revision as of 13:55, 11 February 2010
The Myth Of An 'Obesity Tsunami' Patrick Basham Giving His Predictions For The Decade Patrick Basham and his institute claims that the epidemic of weight related illness are grossly exaggerated. He argues that the state is creating a system whereby people feel guilty about eating more than they are told by health organisations they should.
Two studies produced by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Association – one about obesity in children and adolescents, and the other about adult obesity – completely undermine the claims of an obesity epidemic. <Ref>
He argues that between 1999 and 2008 , atime period during which it was widely asserted that obesity had become America's primary health concern, there was actually very little fluctuation in the number of obese people. Basham argues that a rise in the number of obese people was confined to a small group of obese children, mostly children.
