A Supersized Problem America's Losing Battle Against Soft Drinks
It's clearly a war worth fighting. The enemy is deeply entrenched in the country and wreaking havoc on the civilian population. In Indiana, 65 percent of all adults are overweight or truly, even dangerously obese, and some 30 percent of young people aged 10 to 17 weigh too much or even far too much. Since these extreme numbers coincide with the national average for the United States, they describe a national crisis that is likely to expand to disastrous proportions. In 2030, an estimated 110 million Americans will be obese, an increase of 32 million over current figures. Indeed, some believe that the obesity epidemic could lead to the collapse of the American health care system.
Read it at Der Spiegel:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/new-york-mayor-s-soda-ban-sparks-debate-on-fat-and-freedom-a-849121.html
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