Americans Are Fat

Mar 26, 2018 · Sidebar. Native Americans and Diabetes. American Indians know all too well the havoc that Type II Diabetes can wreak on the human body. What they may not know is that Uncle Sam is to blame.

Why is obesity in Central America so prevalent? That is the question… I’ve been traveling a lot over the past few months, and expect to travel a lot more.

May 25, 2018 · Americans love sugar, Belgians love fat, and Germans love both.

“Government made a big mistake with the dietary guidelines,” says Nina Teicholz, author of New York Times bestseller The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet. “Given the track record that they have so far, you can really make a plausible argument that they’ve done

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 [PDF – 2.9MB] The 2010 Dietary Guidelines policy document features the final recommendations developed …

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides evidence-based nutrition information and advice for people age 2 and older.

Mar 24, 2009 · Story Highlights; Fatty particles called triglycerides are important for heart health; One in every three Americans has high triglyceride levels, according to CDC

Mar 12, 2015 · Doctors say we are focusing too much on weight, but thin people can sometimes carry the most dangerous kind of fat—and not know it

Two thirds of us are overweight but we still think fat people are pigs.

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Millions of Americans became “fat” Wednesday — even if they didn’t gain a pound — as the federal government adopted a controversial method for determining who is considered overweight. The strict guidelines, revealed earlier this month and formally approved by the National