The evidence is now compelling and irrefutable.

It would be really unfortunate if we became more complacent about obesity in blacks than in whites.

It's similar to having a family history for a disease. You can't alter your family history or your baldness, but there are many ways to modify your risk factors.

It is surprising that in early adolescence there is already evidence of this change, ... The fact that that is apparent even in young adolescents is of great concern.

It's a very plausible hypothesis.

I think it's not very common to be truly physically fit and obese, though it is theoretically possible.

It's never too late to start.

It's not that being underweight causes disease, but that these chronic diseases can cause weight loss, ... It's called reverse causation.

The effect of cigarettes on the risk of disease is so powerful and it's so difficult to control for factors like the intensity and duration of smoking that the only way to eliminate the bias is to look at people who have never smoked.