The Daily Stigma of being fat

• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 80 %of adults and about one-third of children now meet the clinical definition of overweight or obese. More Americans live with “extreme obesity“ than with breast cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and HIV put together.

• Thirty years ago, just 3 percent of Americans were online. Most of them were academics.
• Before the web was invented, early adopters spent less than an hour a week online (mostly email.)
• The Internet was designed to connect people with shared interests and ...

Instead of munching on fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and seeds, more than half of the calories Americans consume come from ultra-processed foods. On any given day, nearly 40 percent of Americans eat fast food. These prepared and processed meals tend to be low in fiber, or even fiber free. ...