Summary: 1. Suggests pet obesity patterns may shed light on human obesity patterns 2. Worldwide pet obesity is between 22% and 44% 3. Concedes that pet obesi

Summary: 1. Suggests pet obesity patterns may shed light on human obesity patterns 2. Worldwide pet obesity is between 22% and 44% 3. Concedes that pet obesity can at least partially be explained be feeding habits and activity of owners. 4. However, obesity is apparently increasing in some wild animals[1] 5. Observes that obesity is increasing in humans, including 41 million children under the age of five (who presumably don't control their own diet). 6. Cites heritability of obesity in humans is between 40-75% 7. Observes the role of antibiotics in weight-gain for both humans and livestock. 8. Cites that a mouse injected with gut microbes from an obese human leads to weight gain! [2] 9. Notes a link between processed food and decreased microbiome diversity. 10. Points out constant light exposure increases BMI. 11. Estrogens in our daily lives like BPA in receipt paper are considered a potential culprit too. [3] 12. Suggests that studies by the food industry appear to be biased. [1] http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC5677226&blobtype=pdf http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC56772... [2] http://science.sciencemag.org/content/341/6150/1241214 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/341/6150/1241214 [3] https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/health-promotion-chronic-disease-prevention-canada-research-policy-practice/vol-37-no-12-2017/ar-02-eng.pdf https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/servic...