Is there an obesity epidemic? The obesity epidemic is America's greatest ongoing crisis / Dan Carroll
The myth of an "obesity tsunami" / Patrick Basham and John Luik
The prevalence of obesity has been underestimated / Nirav R. Shah and Eric R. Braverman
The obesity epidemic was manufactured by the weight loss industry / Linda Bacon
The public's acceptance of higher weight is a serious problem / Neil Snyder
The public's obsession with weight loss and thinness is harmful / Rick Kausman
Is obesity a disease? Declaring that obesity is a disease will help patients / Mark J. Holland
Obesity is not a disease / Michael Tanner
The AMA's classification of obesity as a disease is proper / Sara Stein
The AMA's classification of obesity as a disease is a mistake / Richard Gunderman
Obesity fits any reasonable definition of disease / Scott Kahan
Being overweight does not always mean being unhealthy / S.E. Smith
Calling obesity a disease will force awareness that being obese impairs health / Wendy Scinta
Calling obese individuals diseased on the basis of statistics is wrong / Kath Read
Should society actively combat obesity? Public health authorities should regulate the sale of sugary drinks / Lawrence O. Gostin
Regulating diet and health choices violates individual rights / Jonathan S. Tobin
The government should take action against obesity / Michael Smith
The war on obesity is unjustified and a waste of money / Virginia Hughes
Society should stigmatize being obese / Christopher Freind
Stigmatizing obese people is comparable to stigmatizing gay individuals / Paul Campos
What is causing the rise in obesity? The rise in obesity is due mainly to overeating / Kristina Fiore
The rise in obesity is due mainly to physical inactivity / Timothy S. Church et al.
Seduced by food: obesity and the human brain / Stephan J. Guyenet
The rise in obesity is due to stress / Denise Cummins
Antibiotics may be causing the rise in obesity / Tom Philpott
Environmental chemicals may be causing the rise in obesity / Wendee Holtcamp
Many complex factors contribute to the rise in obesity / David Berreby.
