Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sourcestheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-link208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sourcestheconversation.comFlorencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI know, I was thinking more like 70-75%…
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIt takes a lot of bad nutrition to make children obese
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoNot necessarily… It takes food deserts and poverty. If mom and dad can’t afford to go anywhere but McDonalds, it’s going to happen. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4205193/
Out of 335 million, or 62%.
I know, I was thinking more like 70-75%…
It takes a lot of bad nutrition to make children obese
Not necessarily… It takes food deserts and poverty.
If mom and dad can’t afford to go anywhere but McDonalds, it’s going to happen.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4205193/