Obesogens Are Making Us Fat, Not Fast Food

Stewart Lonky, M.D.

The other day, I was sitting with a group of friends when one started griping about

But here’s where things get more complicated. Obesity isn’t a simple matter of calories in versus calories out. It never has been. Our weight woes were never about the dinosaur energy balance model of eating less and exercising more, or too much television or too much access to inexpensive, high-calorie fast food. The knowledge of what to eat and what not to eat for weight loss has been known for 50 years. We all know that French fries aren’t a diet food.

Despite …read more