Thursday, May 27, 2004
Obesity Is a Growing Problem in Europe, Too
Remember how suburbs cause obesity? So why is it that "obesity has increased by 10 to 40 percent in a majority of European countries in the past 10 years"? Maybe because those lazy Europeans have all those trains to ride on?
Of course, as Wendell Cox and I love to point out, western European cities are rapidly suburbanizing. But the highest rates of obesity are in central Europe, which isn't nearly as wealthy or suburbanized as western Europe.
The real reason behind the obesity alarmism is suggested near the end of the article, which calls for spending more money on obesity research. Who made the call? Obesity researchers, of course.
Remember how suburbs cause obesity? So why is it that "obesity has increased by 10 to 40 percent in a majority of European countries in the past 10 years"? Maybe because those lazy Europeans have all those trains to ride on?
Of course, as Wendell Cox and I love to point out, western European cities are rapidly suburbanizing. But the highest rates of obesity are in central Europe, which isn't nearly as wealthy or suburbanized as western Europe.
The real reason behind the obesity alarmism is suggested near the end of the article, which calls for spending more money on obesity research. Who made the call? Obesity researchers, of course.
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