![]() ![]() He dismisses the widely cited body mass index as meaningless (it classifies Michael Jordan and Brad Pitt as "overweight," and Russell Crowe and George Clooney as "obese"). In fact a moderately active larger person is likely to be far healthier than someone who is svelte but sedentary." Appealing to readers' common sense, he claims that physical activity, a healthful diet, and a balanced lifestyle are what really count. ![]() "Contrary to almost everything you have heard," he writes, "weight is not a good predictor of health. In his provocative and compulsively readable book "The Obesity Myth," Campos sets out to debunk the notion that thinner is healthier, arguing passionately that the health risks of above-average weight have been greatly exaggerated and that society's hysterical fear of body fat - a cultural phenomenon - represents a real public health crisis. With obesity now a federally declared epidemic, and low-carb diet mania threatening to become an epidemic of its own, so, apparently, can eating.īut not according to Paul Campos, a law professor at the University of Colorado. Take it from America's public health authorities: From drinking to smoking to recreational drug use, unprotected sex, overexposure to the sun, and driving without a seat belt, sensual indulgence can cost you your life. The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession With Weight Is Hazardous to Your Health ![]()
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