David Satcher, MD, the former US Surgeon General, confirms that fast food is a major contributor to weight gain in adolescent children, “In the last twenty to twenty five years, we’ve actually seen a doubling of overweight and obese children in adolescents.” The report, that sixty percent of Americans are overweight is an astounding excerpt of data. Indication that weight gain contributes to countless health disorders later in life include hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, respiratory disorders, cancers, asthma, etc. Furthermore, Americans are eating two hundred percent more than the body needs. Spurlock stresses, “In fact, one out of every three children by the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime.” The term, “toxic environment,” is used by Kelly Brownell, PhD. Professor, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. The
David Satcher, MD, the former US Surgeon General, confirms that fast food is a major contributor to weight gain in adolescent children, “In the last twenty to twenty five years, we’ve actually seen a doubling of overweight and obese children in adolescents.” The report, that sixty percent of Americans are overweight is an astounding excerpt of data. Indication that weight gain contributes to countless health disorders later in life include hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, sleep apnea, respiratory disorders, cancers, asthma, etc. Furthermore, Americans are eating two hundred percent more than the body needs. Spurlock stresses, “In fact, one out of every three children by the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime.” The term, “toxic environment,” is used by Kelly Brownell, PhD. Professor, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. The