The Myth of an "Obesity Tsunami" | Patrick Basham and John Luik | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Myth of an "Obesity Tsunami" | Patrick Basham and John Luik | Cato Institute: Commentary: "During none of the five periods was there a statistically significant trend, except for boys at the highest BMI levels. In other words, if there was a spike in obesity, it was confined to a very small number of very obese boys."

"they also debunk the public health establishment's erroneous claim that increases in children's weight are due to junkfood advertising and too many sugary soda drinks. According to the survey, the root cause of any weight gains that one does see appear to lie in physical activity levels."