![]() ![]() Part of Mr Campos's opposition to controlling obesity stems from a quibble over the definition of "obese". And the reason there's no evidence is that there's no way to do it. There is literally not a shred of evidence that turning fat people into thin people improves their health. The extent to which those correlations are causal is poorly established. Third, focusing on making Americans thinner diverts resources from real public health issues.The correlations between higher weight and greater health risk are weak except at statistical extremes. Second, the solutions for the problem are non-existent, even assuming the problem existed. ![]() There are three big problems with attempting to control health care costs by reducing so-called "obesity." First, it's a fake problem. In an interview yesterday with the Atlantic's Megan McArdle, Mr Campos said trying to control obesity is a "terrible idea": But Paul Campos, a law professor at the University of Colorado and author of " The Obesity Myth", thinks the issue is nothing but a "moral panic". Not doctors-they all seem to agree that obesity is a huge problem. So, should America try to do anything about this? This is where the disagreement sets in. And over the same period, Americans have become less healthy, in all the ways one would expect if more people were getting very fat: they have higher rates of diabetes, hypertensions and/or heart disease. ![]() Over the past 30 years, Americans have exercised less, and have gotten much, much fatter. HERE are a few things everyone agrees on: Being very fat is bad for your health. ![]()
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