— Patrick Farrell Smithsonian: It's easy to blame the obese for obesity, but some researchers are increasingly blaming "obesogens," fat-cell-enhancing chemicals employed by giant food producers in treating crops and processing and packaging food.
But it does no one any good to exaggerate the extent of obesity or to blame the obese for being fat.
All data were analyzed in a continuous form but stratified above and below accumulation of at least 30 min/day of time spent at MVPA and obesity status (normal weight, overweight, or obese) for illustrative purposes.
For example, being white is protective against obesity, with 52-55% reduced odds of being overweight or obese for white residents compared to black residents (Table 4; OR = .45, p < .05 and OR = .48, p < .01).01
One is to punish the obese for their excessive girth.
For now, researchers wish people — including fat people themselves — would stop blaming the obese for their problem.
"I was thinking, 'Wow, I'm obese for my age,' " said Josh, who is 13.
Many different strains of rats and mice are bred at Blackthorn: some to be diabetic, others to be obese, for example.
More than half the women in Botswana and one in eight Nigerian men are also obese, for example, while Egypt saw one of the fastest rises among women.
The overweight and obese, for example, face job discrimination and often earn less than their thinner counterparts.
The letter states that Trump is 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighs 236 pounds, making him overweight and on the verge of being obese for his height.
