Tom Toles of the Washington Post posted an editorial called Oversize Question. In this article, Toles argues that America's childhood obesity problem has an underlying issue and that it needs to be found. Not only that, he refers to a graph that shows how childhood obesity has been on the rise in multiple countries.
The graph linked to in the article shows the BMI increases over time in different countries. BMI is a measurement of weight relative to height. It doesn't consider variables such as muscle mass or water weight which can lead to a skewed measurement.
I wholeheartedly agree that obesity is on the rise. In America for sure, however for other countries I can only rely on data. Just today, I saw a McDonald's commercial where happy meals now come with a Cutie instead of fries. Good on them for catching on, but it doesn't change the fact that the kids are eating processed crap with a piece of fruit. The change needs to be made, however with our country's reliance on quick and easy, it's an uphill battle.
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