Research challenges view on physical activity and global obesity crisis

New research upends obesity myth: It’s the calories, not the lifestyle

An extensive global analysis led by Duke University challenges long-standing assumptions that reduced physical activity is to blame for rising obesity rates.

Research challenges view on physical activity and global obesity crisis

A newly released study from Duke University's Pontzer Lab, housed in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology in Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, looks at the correlations between economic development, daily energy expenditure and the rise in a country's obesity level.