The Huffington Post – Lianne Castelino
“Obesity is an epidemic. This is NOT new. The rates of diabetes are skyrocketing. This too is NOT new. The societal and financial burden of obesity — which leads to a litany or is the pre-cursor to a host of other serious medical conditions, including: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, among others — IS MASSIVE and MOUNTING…Without a medical or nutrition degree, just plain old common sense, obesity, in my opinion, is as much about what you eat as how much you exercise…Instead of building obesity camps for kids, widening bathroom stalls and airplane seats, instead of accepting the problem — let us harness our energy into the symptoms and address them one by one. Chances are some of those “crazy concepts” that worked more than 30 years ago could actually have merit. They certainly had a proven track record then.”(more)