More than half of humans on track to be overweight or obese by 2035

Re:More than half of humans on track to be overweight or obe... by randyrand on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:50PM (#35000011)

Any napkin math for how much CO2/year can be attributed to obesity?

increased respiration, increased farming, etc.

edit: “ The researchers estimated that obesity contributes to an extra 700 megatons of carbon dioxide emissions per year worldwide, or about 1.6% of all human-caused emissions” - WebMD

“Fat shaming” could be renamed to “global warming shaming” at this point, and it is only getting worse, especially methane.

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Re:More than half of humans on track to be overweight or obe... by Ancalagon on Thursday March 02, 2023 @03:06PM (#35001208)

In a more morbid vein: any napkin math for how much CO2 is saved by the reduced life-expectancies of those afflicted by obesity?

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Re:More than half of humans on track to be overweight or obe... by randyrand on Thursday March 02, 2023 @03:12PM (#35001292)

That should already be accounted for if they did the calculations right.

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