FLR 022: Obesity – A Consequence of Eating Processed Food?

INGREDIENT OF THE DAY:  none In this episode, I hit the news stands and comment on articles dealing with the obesity crisis in the world and the connection between obesity and the consumption of processed foods.  Along the way, I’ll be answering questions about (1) What the heck is BMI?; (2) Which countries have the highest obesity percentages?  That’s a shocker!; (3)  What are the stats for obesity in the USA?; (4) How is the USA contributing to Mexico’s rising obesity rate?; and (5) Is this a runaway epidemic or can something be done about it? Show Notes: To Contact Show:  [email protected] The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store.  Search under Food Labels Revealed. References: World Obesity organization https://www.worldobesity.org/ Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss (book) http://tinyurl.com/yay26g9r Fortune Magazine online:  “Obesity in America Keeps Getting Worse” http://tinyurl.com/ya67rt2m Wikipedia article on BMI http://tinyurl.com/mumox5r Guardian Newspaper online:  “The US is Exporting Obesity” http://tinyurl.com/ydb2dr32 Public Radio Inc online:  “Fat and Fatter: The World’s 10 Fattest Countries 2010” http://tinyurl.com/yd7nwkdr World Diabetes Foundation:  Article on Diabetes in the Marshall Islands http://tinyurl.com/y8lf6jmc New York Times online:  “A Nasty NAFTA-Related Surprise: Mexico’s Soaring Obesity” http://tinyurl.com/y76uxym5 Harvard Health Publishing: “More Than Half of Today’s Children Will Be Obese Adults” http://tinyurl.com/ydc6hnwx Newsweek online:  “New Study Finds World Obesity Dramatically Increase by 10-Fold in 40 Years http://tinyurl.com/y7kaaxg8 The Daily Campus: “Childhood Obesity Is a Problem” http://tinyurl.com/y7dggfaq   Music: Intro music is "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini Outro music is "Comfortable Mystery 3" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod