Death Tolls From Obesity Higher Than Previously Believed
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The research, conducted by a team of sociologists led by a Columbia University demographer, questions how serious the government is about the dangers of obesity.
In 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slashed its estimates of obesity-related deaths from 365,000 a year to 112,000 a year, amid a battle over how it made its calculations.
With a third of Americans overweight and another 35 percent obese, there is momentum to reduce the average life expectancy of an entire population for many years to come.
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