How Fat Became Public Enemy No. 1, and Why It’s Enjoying a Comeback

How Fat Became Public Enemy No. 1, and Why It’s Enjoying a Comeback
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For decades, we’ve been taught the same golden rule for maintaining a healthy weight: Simply burn more calories than you consume.

Therefore, being overweight, we’ve been told, is a personal flaw—a failure to follow the rules, or a result of weak willpower, laziness, or out-of-control gluttony.
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