Category Archives: Obesity

“Forget BMI, just measure your waist and height”

Posted on 09/21/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

Say British scientists and reported in the Telegraph No doubt you’ve heard about many problems with our present method of the Body Mass Index (BMI) to determine whether someone is overweight or obese. Oftentimes, some of the best-trained athletes in … Continue reading →

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Don’t want to be obese? Try moving to the city.

Posted on 09/19/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

“Rural living could be an obesity risk factor.” That was the headline of a 9-14-12 article in the Los Angeles Times. Here we go again—talking about risk factors—more “confusion over clarity.” In a previous blog, I wrote about the fact that … Continue reading →

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Obesity—now threatening the future of the planet

Posted on 07/03/2012 by J. Morris Hicks

According to new study, Tackling population fatness may be critical to world food security and ecological sustainability. Now that should get your attention. As we pointed out clearly in Part II of our book, what you eat affects a lot … Continue reading →

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