Benjamin J. Bikman

1 week ago | washingtontimes.com | Benjamin J. Bikman |Paul Reynolds

- OPINION: “I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty.”— Falstaff, “Henry IV, Part I” The self-deprecating jest of Shakespeare’s Falstaff character resonates today, as excess “flesh” (i.e., obesity) has become emblematic of a deeper frailty in modern America. Approximately 88% of U.S. adults are metabolically unhealthy, grappling with obesity-derived conditions such as insulin resistance, hypertension and infertility.