The “couch potato.” A term with universal American meaning coined in the ’70’s. The phrase was originally uttered by Tom Iacino to some close friends. His friend Robert Armstrong, a cartoonist, drew it up and trademarked the term. Robert Armstrong later illustrated The Couch Potato Handbook by Jack Mingo, and drove the couch potato […]
What is the cost of obesity?
Obesity is costly. Obesity leads to heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, sleep apnea, hypertension, heartburn . . . need I go on. These conditions lead to more office visits and treatments like medications, physical therapy, etc. [adsanity id=2529 align=aligncenter /] Here is a common scenario I see in clinic. A patient comes in who is obese, […]