An American beach in the 1950s.
Everyone is slim, tanned & beautiful.
Nobody is Keto, Paleo or Vegan.
So what happened? Let’s take a look 👇
I have been into fitness & health my whole life.
The past 10 years I’ve seen a good trend towards diet & exercise.
Despite that, people are bigger than ever. Why?
Let’s rewind time & take a look. 👇
1. Saturated Fats
In the 50s, heart attacks became increasingly common.
People demanded answers.
The AHA suggested people reduce their saturated fat intake to prevent heart attacks.
Even though humans ate butter, lard & tallow for thousands of years, fats were blamed.
2. Processed Sugar
Big sugar companies didn’t want to be blamed for heart disease either.
In 1964, sugar industry executive John Hickson had an idea.
He bribed Harvard researchers to write reviews that would debunk anti-sugar studies being released.
3. Seed Oils
With fats no longer used for cooking, Americans needed a substitute.
Labeled “vegetable oils”, seed oils were sold as a “healthy alternative.”
Linked to cancer, heart disease & even dementia.
Here is a graph showing their usage in the USA.
4. Processed Foods
With women entering the workforce, families had no time to make their own food.
Processed pre-made food became the norm.
Filled with added sugar, salt, seed oils & preservatives, TV dinners were born
They were a hit, and the packaged food industry boomed
5. Sedentary Lifestyle
People now sit more than ever before.
More sitting means less daily activity.
Less daily activity means fewer calories burned.
Fewer calories burned means more fat stored.
Summary:
Saturated Fats
Processed Sugar
Seed Oils
Processed Foods
Sedentary Lifestyle
Our modern life is killing us.
If we hope to change, we need a revolution, not in diet, but in habits.
We must stop blaming everyone else and start taking responsibility for our choices.
Thank you for reading!
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