Health Links

The Washington Post presents what is says are "five myths" about why Americans are fat

Which is better: eating one big meal, or many small meals?  It depends which study you believe.

The Senate has successfully blocked the FDA from limiting the amount of potatoes served in school meals

Here's the rundown on the study we discussed in class finding that decrease in smoking rates explains a small portion of the weight gain in the U.S. over the past few decades.

And here's a discussion of another study that finds that the average American needs to cut 240 calories per day to bring Americans' weights back to 1978 levels . . . and includes a discussion of how we could go about doing that

Lastly, here's the chart examining the 100+ causes of obesity that we discussed in class