obesity

Body Mass Index is Bogus

From this NPR article Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus, the top ten are:

1. The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be used to indicate the level of fatness in an individual.
2. It is scientifically nonsensical.

Buffet Behavior: The Science of Pigging Out

From this Live Science article Buffet Behavior: The Science of Pigging Out

They found that heavier patrons, whether overweight or obese, were more likely to:

· Sit at a table vs. a booth.

Study Predicts Obesity Apocalypse by 2030

From this article Study Predicts Obesity Apocalypse by 2030:

“If current overweight and obesity trends continue, 86 percent of Americans could be overweight or obese by the year 2030.

Obesity spreads to friends, study concludes

From this article Obesity spreads to friends, study concludes:

“The answer, the researchers report, was that people were most likely to become obese when a friend became obese. That increased one's chances of becoming obese by 57 percent.