Obesity epidemic

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US Obesity Epidemic
Avg Body Weight
Data from National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey (NHANES)
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Modeling weight gain
?Storage Intake - Expenditure
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(Simplified) Body weight model
RC circuit
Leaky bucket (sort of)
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Predict Food Supply
FAO Food Supply
USDA Loss Adjusted Food Availability
Food Intake (model)
KD Hall, J Guo, M Dore, CC Chow. PLoS ONE (2009)
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Food supply more than explains obesity epidemic
Simulated Body Weight
NHANES Body Weight
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http//bwsimulator.niddk.nih.gov
iOS app is in the works
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Weight Loss Rule of Thumb
The New Rule 10 Calories/day will produce a 1
pound loss in three years
3500 kcal per pound
Practical Guide to the Identification,
Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and
Obesity in Adults. NHLBI Obesity Education
Initiative (2000).
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Acknowledgments
Heather Bain, Michael Dore, Juen Guo, Gary Sacks,
Boyd Swinburn, Vipul Periwal, Kevin Hall
References and slides at sciencehouse.wordpress.co
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