Pure economics about “The Fattening of America”
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Tens of millions of Americans are obese. And each year more and more Americans join the ranks of the overweight. A leading health economist explains how advances in technology and changes in the way we work contribute to our expanding waistlines. An interesting academic/economic approach to getting fat. Finkelsteins says that Americans use less energy and therefore are more productive and financially better off even though they are obese.