By JANE E. BRODY – New York Times
If you have gained a lot of unwanted pounds at any time during the last 30-odd years, you may be relieved to know that you are probably not to blame. At least not entirely.
Many environmental forces, from economic interests of the food and beverage industries to the way our cities and towns are built, have conspired to subvert the body’s natural ability to match calories in with calories out.
And the solution to the nation’s most pressing health problem — the ever-rising epidemic of overweight and obesity at all ages — lies in the answer to this question: Why did this happen in the first place?
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What Changed?
When I was growing up in the 1940s and ’50s, I had to walk or bike many blocks to buy an ice cream cone.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/health/13brody.htmloldId.20110914131159484
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