to provide us with a pigeon-holed approach to any global crisis…
Obese blamed for the world’s ills
The world’s obese population is rising
Obese people are contributing to the world food crisis and climate change, experts say.
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calculated the obese consume 18% more calories than average.
They are also responsible for using more fuel, which has an environmental impact and drives up food prices as transport and agriculture both use oil.
The result is that the poor struggle to afford food and greenhouse gas emissions rise, the Lancet reported (continue…)
I can’t even conceive of the thought process that would put together that article. I mean, how can we still be putting so much blame on demographics? If “first world” countries lost weight, that would still not be enough of a carbon output reduction to make up for the damage done by the oil-dependent infrastructure. Another fault of the article is that it approaches the issue from such a narrow point of view — ex: picking the chicken over the egg. Obesity and consumption are caught up in a self-perpetuating cycle. You cannot address one part of the equation without taking into account all the other factors that have influenced the circumstance. Sigh. Off to work.
