In the titillating New York Times Article, “Our Absurd Fear of Fat,” the author, Paul Campos, describe how the obesity epidemic is being exploited for fiscal gain; despite, very little scientific evidence supporting weight loss as a path to longevity. In contrast, the article, written for the layman, examines how healthy weight truly affects morality. The shocking results leads to claims that the weight loss industry is built entirely on a foundation of pseudoscientific lies. The data that support the article is missing explanation regarding sample size, demography surveyed, and the effect of obesity on pre-existing conditions. These are just a few of the many flaws in the article; however, the article was not written for the speculative
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A person who is overweight will generally develop some form of complication, due to weight, during their lifetime. While these complications may not lead to death, there is a sharp reduction in quality of life due to diseases that are complications of obesity. For example, an obese person is far more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease, both of which would lower the quality of life for the subject or patient. Whereas a person with a “health” body mass index (BMI) may not experience these complications in life. All in all, this article make a good head line, but fails to take into account a mountain of data that supports living a well-balanced healthy life will reduce risk of countless diseases. In contrast to the New York Time’s article Project Muse’s scholastic journal, “The politics of pathology: How Obesity Became on Epidemic Disease,” author J. Eric Oliver provides substantial data to support his theory that the “Obesity Epidemic” is simply the side effect of capitalist society looking for the next best way to exploit disease and illness for profit. The life expectancy of the average American has sky rocketed since the development of vaccinations, life-saving operations, and a plethora of health care
A person who is overweight will generally develop some form of complication, due to weight, during their lifetime. While these complications may not lead to death, there is a sharp reduction in quality of life due to diseases that are complications of obesity. For example, an obese person is far more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease, both of which would lower the quality of life for the subject or patient. Whereas a person with a “health” body mass index (BMI) may not experience these complications in life. All in all, this article make a good head line, but fails to take into account a mountain of data that supports living a well-balanced healthy life will reduce risk of countless diseases. In contrast to the New York Time’s article Project Muse’s scholastic journal, “The politics of pathology: How Obesity Became on Epidemic Disease,” author J. Eric Oliver provides substantial data to support his theory that the “Obesity Epidemic” is simply the side effect of capitalist society looking for the next best way to exploit disease and illness for profit. The life expectancy of the average American has sky rocketed since the development of vaccinations, life-saving operations, and a plethora of health care