Medicine Globally by Dr. Rene Menguy  By Dr. René Menguy  During
the past decades, an insidious disease has permeated the world
and our country in particular. When I went to Medical School,
obesity was not considered a disease but a curiosity afflicting
people who “ate too much”. Only now, do we understand that a
drastic change in our life style is to blame. We do eat too
much; especially processed foods. These are “bad” because their
high fat and carbohydrate content render them calorie-dense,
i.e., a small amount contains a lot of calories. After a meal
one may feel only moderately sated and yet, have ingested more
Calories than needed. One’s perception of satiety depends more
on the size of a meal than its caloric content. Theoretically,
we control our lives, but few aspects of living are harder to
manage than eating. We have two innate drives, both pleasurable:
the sex drive preserving the species and one to eat that
preserves the individual. For some, one or the other, or both,
are irresistible.  We use