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I before e
Despite the fact that English is an absolutely terrible language and nobody should speak it, people still do. So to cope with the many irregularities and near impossibility of getting anything right, people try to come up with catchy rhymes, … Continue reading
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Heritability and Genetics of Obesity
Most studies which look at this question simply look at parents and children and calculate the correlation between the two factors. It’s well established that obese parents are more likely to have obese children , although that doesn’t tell us … Continue reading
Obesity internationally
As I mentioned in the last post, richer countries tend to be heavier. Let’s take a look at a map (click for source and interactive version): Right away we see the west as heavier, although that may be a consequence … Continue reading
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Demographics of obesity
Society is getting bigger, but it’s not getting bigger uniformly. There are variations based on geography, occupation, race, income, religion, shoe size, you name it. Let’s start with the US. Geography
A brief history of weight and activity
Most people think the obesity problem began around the 70s, because that’s when it started to become noticed in the news and the literature. But it seems to have been in the works for a long time. Data from the … Continue reading