Managing Obesity In Managing ‘Whole Person Health’

Life expectancy in the U.S. is going down due to alcoholism, opioid addiction, and suicide according to a recent report using data from the National Vital Statistics System Mortality file (see U.S. Life Expectancy Falls For The First Time This Century and Between 2000 & 2015 U.S. Life Expectancy Rose, But At A Slower Rate Than Expected Due To Opioid Overdose Deaths and U.S. Adult Suicide Attempts Rise Over Past Decade). But a recent story last week highlights another confounding factor in this disturbing trend—the U.S. obesity rate.

How is obesity tied to life . . .