Archive for June 21, 2009
Obesity, Cause or Effect, Part 2
The press was convinced that exercise was the key; however, the scientific evidence never supported Jean Mayer’s hypothesis. In October 1973, the National Institutes of Health (the NIH) hosted its first obesity conference. Swedish investigator Per Bjorntorp reported that after six months of thrice-weekly exercise, his seven obese subjects remained as obese as ever. Four [...]
