re: Gary Taubes: ‘Obesity isn’t a calorie problem, it’s a hormone problem’

Look...this isn't very hard. People eat like slobs in the present day much more than they did 30 years ago. Fast food options have become more and more prevalent as has junk food. People also aren't as active as they used to be. The current generation of children for instance probably spend more time indoors than any other generation that has come before them. What are they doing indoors? They're watching Netflix on their parents' Smart TV or playing League of Legends on the computer. Older adults aren't exempt from this newfound behavior either. My mom sits on the couch all day playing on her iPad while dad sits in the computer room staring at a computer screen all day.

Combine all of that and you have some overweight and obese people.