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Obesity Quotes

Statements on obesity, diet, and public health policy.

These quotes come from public figures discussing obesity as a health and policy issue, touching on exercise, diet, and how the condition has changed since 1980.

The number of kids affected by obesity has tripled since 1980, and this can be traced in large part to lack of exercise and a healthy diet.

Quotes by Virginia Foxx

People come into McDonald's two to three times a month - to extrapolate that to the cause of obesity is a real stretch.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

Sugary drinks are blamed for increasing the rates of chronic disease and obesity in America. Yet efforts to reduce their consumption through taxes or other measures have gone nowhere. The beverage industry has spent millions defeating them.

Quotes by Robert Reich

The people in power have created an obesity epidemic.

Quotes by Robert Atkins

Acceleration Quotes

Obesity is a problem that nearly every nation in the world is facing, but there is much that we can do to fix it.

Quotes by Richard Attias

The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies.

Quotes by Michael Pollan

Children with obesity and diabetes live harder poorer lives, they often don't finish school and earn much less than their healthy counterparts.

Quotes by Mark Hyman

Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.

Quotes by Madeleine M. Kunin

The infant mortality rates are insanely high. The obesity epidemic is on the rise. It is all related.

Quotes by Kimberly Williams-Paisley

America Quotes

I've said in the past that if I were Prime Minister, I would ban obesity.

Quotes by Katie Hopkins

In the nineteen-eighties, rates of obesity started to rise sharply in the U.S. and around the world. By the nineteen-nineties, obesity reached epidemic proportions.

Quotes by John Seabrook

The mechanical food system externalizes a lot of costs like obesity or Type 2 diabetes.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

Excess body fat alters the levels of the hormones insulin, leptin, and estrogen, and these factors are believed to be responsible for the acceleration of pubertal timing by obesity.

Quotes by Joel Fuhrman

There are definitions of morbid obesity. Doctors define it.

Quotes by Jane Velez-Mitchell

Between Quotes

Obesity affects every aspect of a people's lives, from health to relationships.

Quotes by Jane Velez-Mitchell

Cities simply don't have the powers they need to radically innovate in cutting obesity or the number of disaffected teenagers.

Quotes by Geoff Mulgan

As an anti-hunger advocate, I found the perplexity of the obesity problem and the hunger problem existing side-by-side in our increasingly global food system begged further investigation.

Quotes by Ellen Gustafson

Tackling childhood obesity is key.

Quotes by Diane Abbott

The mice that had the resveratrol in their diet were still obese, but they were seemingly or relatively immune to the effects of the obesity. So their arteries were clear, their liver was nice and thin. Their bones were stronger....

Quotes by David Andrew Sinclair

Body Quotes

I used to have a potbelly pig named Terrance. He died of obesity.

Quotes by Christian McCaffrey

Frequently Asked Questions

What angle do these obesity quotes take?
Most quotes here discuss obesity as a public health issue, focusing on causes like diet, exercise, poverty, and agricultural policy rather than personal appearance. Several come from politicians or public commentators weighing in on the topic.
Why would someone search for quotes about obesity?
People researching public health, nutrition policy, or the history of the obesity conversation often look for direct quotes from public figures to see how the issue has been framed over time.
Do any quotes connect obesity to childhood health?
Yes, one quote notes that childhood obesity has roughly tripled since 1980, pointing mostly to reduced physical activity and poorer diet quality as the driving factors behind that shift.
Is poverty mentioned in connection with obesity here?
Yes, one quote traces a correlation between poverty and obesity back to agricultural policies and subsidies, framing the issue as connected to food systems rather than individual choice alone.
Do any quotes push back on blaming a single cause?
Yes, one quote argues it's a real stretch to blame fast food visits alone for obesity, noting that people typically only eat at a specific chain two to three times a month.

Others link obesity to broader questions, like poverty or agricultural subsidies, offering a useful jumping-off point alongside pages such as Body for readers researching health topics.