Eric Finkelstein on obesity
For the first time, today’s children may not live as long as their parents. If you want to know why, look no further than their elastic waistbands: America is fat, and getting fatter. But according to my next guest, for some people – some adults, at least – being overweight is a perfectly reasonable decision. Eric Finkelstein is a health economist and author of the new book, The Fattening of America: How the Economy Makes Us Fat, If It Matters, and What to Do About It.
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