If Obesity Is Contagious, 42 Percent Of You Will Be Huge By 2050
Is obesity contagious? A Harvard groups says it is and that it is spreading via social networks. If so, America's obesity epidemic won't plateau until at least 42 percent of adults are obese, according to their estimate derived by applying mathematical modeling to 40 years of Framingham Heart Study data. Their work is contrary to recent assertions by some experts that the obesity rate has peaked at around 34 percent. 34 percent more American adults are overweight but not obese, according to the federal government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. The Harvard group say their modeling shows that the proliferation of obesity among American adults in recent decades owes in large part to its accelerating spread via social networks. read more
