There is a lot of debate about the role of added sugars and refined grains in the development of obesity. Now that you have read about obesity and recommendations for weight management, such as physical activity, please briefly discuss the background behind this debate and then answer the following questions. Remember to always defend your answer with appropriate examples (only providing one example is inadequate). What evidence supports the role of added sugars and refined grains in the development of obesity?
What evidence refutes or shows no association between these foods with obesity?
Do you think that the obesity epidemic in North America and worldwide is solely due to nutrition?
To what extent do you think physical activity, or the lack thereof, contributes to the obesity epidemic?
If you could only choose one factor, which has a stronger influence on obesity: added sugars and refined grains; or physical activity