In this episode we discuss a pandemic that has been raging yet ignored for far too long. It has engulfed the USA, UK and Ireland as well as other nations. What am I on about? Obesity, of course! Obesity has been on the rise for many years and the last 18 months have only exacerbated it. Why are we ignoring it or why aren't we concerned about it in the same way we are about another particular headline grabbing pandemic? What's causing it? What classifies as obese? What can you do about it? We discuss all these questions and much more.
Links to studies and articles cited in this episode:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obesity
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pandemic-rise-childhood-obesity-study-b1913188.html
https://ourworldindata.org/obesity#what-share-of-adults-are-overweight
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0255544
https://www.rcm.org.uk/news-views/news/2020/september/new-study-reveals-risk-factors-for-severe-covid-19-in-pregnancy-remain-the-same/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7521361/