The obesity imperative: lessons learned.

摘要

Obesity is an international epidemic that has invaded every corner of the globe. In the Last two decades, the spread of obesity has shown indifference for race, culture, country, or continent. While it has indeed shown predilection for lower socioeconomic class, affluence and education do not confer immunity. Civic Leaders and physicians have waged a combined legislative and medical battle, but education to date has been expensive and ineffective.1 Advancements in technology, the overt availability of food, and the expansion of carbohydrate and sugar rich diets throughout the globe have proven too effective against all efforts to restore balance to societal nutrition.