What role has inactivity played in the obesity epidemic and how much should we be exercising? Right now, “[a]lmost two thirds of Americans are overweight.” And by 2030, more than half our population may be clinically obese. “[C]hildhood obesity has tripled,” and most of them will grow up to be overweight as well. “The United States may be in the midst of raising the first generation since [our] nation’s founding that will have a shorter predicted life span than that of the previous generation.”
The food industry blames inactivity; we just need to move more. But, what is “the role of exercise in the treatment of obesity”?…