Ten Ten Ten is launching a new seven-part series examining one of America’s most consequential and misunderstood health crises: obesity.

Part I, “The Obesity Equation,” begins with a central truth: America’s weight crisis is not simply a failure of individual willpower. It is the predictable result of a food system designed to encourage overconsumption and a built environment that makes physical activity increasingly difficult.

With 40% of U.S. adults living with obesity, no state reporting an adult obesity rate below 25%, and as much as $9 trillion in projected excess medical spending over the next decade, this is not only a public health crisis. It is a systems failure demanding systemic solutions.

Across seven installments, we will examine the roles of GLP-1 medications, industrial sweeteners, fast-food economics, food-industry consolidation, changing consumer habits, and the policy reforms that could help reverse these trends.

Read Part I of VII: The Obesity Equation. (https://substack.com/@tententenorg/p-192878311)