Fat Is The New Normal: Nearly One-third Of The World's Population Is Overweight

2.1 billion people, nearly 30% of the world's population, are overweight, according to a new analysis of data from 188 countries.  In 1980, the world was still worried about doomsday prophets and a population bomb that would lead to mass starvation, wars over food, and a world government to mandate abortion; instead, agricultural science has grown so much more food that many poor people can afford to eat like royalty and get fat. Cheap, plentiful food is a win for the world but now we have a major public health epidemic in both the developed and the developing world.  read more

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