Any understanding of the obesity crisis in America must look at society as a whole. It does no good to simplify the matter as a problem of overeating.
Beneath the surface of the obesity epidemic, there is a societal crisis of great significance. With population weight gain, there is a concomitant increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs), family breakups, and depression.
From the start, health officials prescribed diet restrictions, thinking that if patients just ate less, they would lose weight and their health would improve. They simply did not address the matter of what was driving the overeating.
A Need to See the Whole Picture
However, this is the core of the matter especially at a societal level. It is here that we stand before a reality that is so disturbing and overwhelming, that if we don’t stop and rethink our medical strategies, everything will collapse.
Why don’t people and health care professionals see this link between obesity and all the other epidemics? The answer …More