Concentrating on Calories

Obesity has evolved into a major health concern in our society, says James Painter ([email protected]), Chairperson, School of Family and Consumer Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill.

“It’s not a mystery how this happened,” he says. “We have lost track of what we eat, and we eat too much.”

Since the mid-1970s, the prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased sharply for both adults and children. Data from two U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease Co…