Yes, you read that correctly. According to a professor at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) a HIGHLY respected medical school here in Cleveland (for those of you who didn't know that) the so called epidemic is the creation of big pharma and the media. Paul Ernsberger, who has a doctorate in nutrition and has been teaching at Case since 1989, "We do not have an obesity epidemic."
He goes on to say that yes, there have been increased in weight,about half, but the numbers are more accurate as people are being honest about their weight. The alleged research that has gone into the reports on obesity are based on phone polls, inflated data created by big pharma to increase sales of their product and to get doctors to prescribe their products.
Articles that appeared in medical journals were later found to be ghost written for big pharma when they piggy-backed on press releases that were put out by legitimate sources such as the American Heart Association. The fraudulent articles were discovered after the fen-phen death lawsuits began. Reports of Type II diabetes increasing in young children are over inflated. In reality, it's less than 5 in 100,000. Due to the fact that Type II is more common in Hispanics, and since there are more and more Hispanic people here now......you can do the math.
BMI is also a misused culprit. Very healthy and fit people, such Arnold Schwarzengger and Brad Pitt have high BMI that would list them as obese due to their muscle masses being considered weight. Calorie counting is also a not so way to help, as you can gain 1 pound a year just by eating 3 M&M's a day, or burn fewer calories by taking 200 fewer steps.
What is the best part of all this? This professor, with tenure, is not the only person in his field to feel this way or speak out about it.
In case you're wondering, Professor Ernsberger is 6"1", 56 and has a lung condition that makes him significantly overweight. He stresses healthy eating habits, moderate exercise and being aware of and helping with your medical health.
He goes on to say that yes, there have been increased in weight,about half, but the numbers are more accurate as people are being honest about their weight. The alleged research that has gone into the reports on obesity are based on phone polls, inflated data created by big pharma to increase sales of their product and to get doctors to prescribe their products.
Articles that appeared in medical journals were later found to be ghost written for big pharma when they piggy-backed on press releases that were put out by legitimate sources such as the American Heart Association. The fraudulent articles were discovered after the fen-phen death lawsuits began. Reports of Type II diabetes increasing in young children are over inflated. In reality, it's less than 5 in 100,000. Due to the fact that Type II is more common in Hispanics, and since there are more and more Hispanic people here now......you can do the math.
BMI is also a misused culprit. Very healthy and fit people, such Arnold Schwarzengger and Brad Pitt have high BMI that would list them as obese due to their muscle masses being considered weight. Calorie counting is also a not so way to help, as you can gain 1 pound a year just by eating 3 M&M's a day, or burn fewer calories by taking 200 fewer steps.
What is the best part of all this? This professor, with tenure, is not the only person in his field to feel this way or speak out about it.
In case you're wondering, Professor Ernsberger is 6"1", 56 and has a lung condition that makes him significantly overweight. He stresses healthy eating habits, moderate exercise and being aware of and helping with your medical health.
That is the best news I have heard in a while.