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People in the News

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

People in the News

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Americans are fat because we under-exercise, not overeat

RunnersA new study suggests that under-exercising, rather than overeating, may be at the heart of America’s obesity epidemic.    

Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine report a strong correlation between the rise in obesity and a striking drop in the amount of time Americans spend exercising when not at work over the last 22 years.   

Their analysis uncovered no evidence that American’s have increased their daily calorie count in the same time period. 

“We wouldn’t say that calories don’t count, but the main takeaway is that we have to look very carefully at physical activity. The problem is not all in the intake of calories,” said Dr. Uri Ladabaum, a professor of gastroenterology at Stanford Medical School. Ladabaum is also the lead author of the study that will be published in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine.   

 

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