Food is the Cause and the Cure for the Obesity Epidemic
Author(s):
F Buck Willis* and Sheri M Brackman
Recent evidence has shown that consuming food products which cause inflammatory or leukocyte reactions are significant causes of weight gain, while eating natural foods has been shown to elevate basal metabolic rates necessary for weight loss. The obesity epidemic continues to rise because the causes of this disease are not being successfully identified and counteracted. In 2016 the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that over 900 million adults are categorical obese (Body Mass Index > 30) and that another 340 million children are overweight or obese. This is a curable disease, however obesity now causes more deaths globally, more than being malnourished (starving). It is estimated that in the USA (2019) over 131 million adults are obese (40% US population) and the British NIH completed and exhaustive study of patient admissions in 2019 showing that “the majority of adults in England were overweight or obese.” The British obese population exceeds an additional 13.4 million adults were obese (BMI > 30). The purpose of this manuscript is to identify the evidence-based protocols designed for identifying the causes of the obesity and for determining an effective treatment of this disease.