Easier To Be Skinny In The 1980s Summary

The article “Why it was easier to be skinny in the 1980s”, was written by Olga Khazan in 2015. In this article, the argument raised by Khazan is that even after following the same amount of exercise and diet, why the weight of the current population is more than those of the people in the 1980s. She also discusses the biasing taking place against people with obesity. Khazan has a master's in online journalism from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s in political science from American University (International Reporting project, N.D.). Currently, she is an associate editor at The Atlantic, covering health and gender issues. In the past she has worked at the Washington Post. Furthermore, Khazan is a recipient of the International Reporting Project’s Journalism Fellowship and has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and elsewhere to talk about her work (O’Connell, M., 2015). From her social networking profiles, we can assume that the writer is a health conscious person and does not compromise with her diet and her exercise routine. Although she has not received any degree or specializations in medicine, her sources and facts are valid. Therefore, we can imply that Olga is partially credible to write this article.

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Khazan mentions Kuk, who has stated several factors affecting the increase in weight of the population. Finally, Kuk has given her opinions on the brutal biasing that takes place against obese people and advises on exercising more for the obese