Food Noise from Carrie Dennett A manufactured crisis Unpacking the 'obesity epidemic' myth May 12, 2026 If you’ve tuned into the evening news, scrolled through social media, or even sat in a doctor’s waiting room anytime in the last three decades, you have undoubtedly encountered the phrase “obesity epidemic.” That phrase is presented to us not as a theory, but as an indisputable, terrifying scientific fact. We’re told that our collective bodies are growing larger, that this size increase is...