Salutary Action: Fighting Obesity-Related Diseases

Salutary Action presents a stimulating look at the obesity epidemic in America which has steadily worsened over the last 50 years. This book examines various theories which have been put forth in effort to explain why the most powerful nation in the world has not curbed this growing health problem. After exploring many ideas, Dr. Boles examines who is getting rich off of the obesity epidemic and who is suffering most from the diseases associated with obesity. Deftly plied focused presentations of archived American healthcare history, reveal a picture that points to the rich getting richer while Black Americans suffer disproportionately from obesity-related diseases. A major morbid consequence of obesity is renal failure. Renal failure results from pathologies caused by diabetes and hypertension born from obesity. Hemodialysis is the only alternative to a renal transplant and this industry has become a booming business enjoying dedicated funding from the American government. The American pharmaceutical industry has experienced record high incomes over the last ten years during an era described by economists as a recession. The “weight-loss” industry is a billion dollar business today and has shown steady growth over the last 20 years. An examination of the financial benefits of obesity for some coupled with a review of America's long-term practice of eugenic that penalized Black Americans set the scene for Salutary Action to urge Black Americans to embrace the benefits of "farming", seek knowledge about the farming industry and to acquire land to grow their own food and eat healthier thereby honoring the legacy of the diasporaic African people, Black American slave-descendants, while rescuing themselves and their children from the lethal bullet of obesity.