Monthly Archives: February 2010

The Spread of Obesity in Developing and Transitional Countries

Obesity is increasingly becoming an epidemic in industrialized nations, particularly in the U.S. where one out of every three adults is obese. However, the U.S. is not alone in this emerging public health crisis. Increasingly, transitional...

Will Nutrition Labels on Menus Make America Healthy, Wealthy, and Svelte?

One perverse side effect of the stalled national health reform legislation is that popular, commonsense provisions tucked in the bills get stuck too. That includes the restaurant menu labeling requirement, which has support from Democrats...

The Challenge of Monopolies in U.S. Health Care — England May Help Illustrate the Solution

The British National Health Service (NHS) and the U.S. health system are popularly regarded as two unrelated health systems with different values, different virtues, and different vices. However, despite their differences, these two health...