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As we know all too well there has been an explosion in the incidence of obesity and type II diabetes over the past 30 to 40 years. Depending upon the bias involved, many people have opined on the cause of this sudden departure from previously fairly stable obesity rates.
People who believe the caloric theory of obesity – CICO (calories in vs calories out) – tend to believe the increase in obesity is simply from people eating more than they used to.
Those of a conspiratorial bent believe Big Food has made its spawn-of-the-devil products so tasty and addictive you can’t avoid them.
Those believing the carbohydrate-insulin theory of obesity posit that increased dietary carbs since the late 1970s is the driver.
All of these groups have data to back up their beliefs.
To realise how much obesity there is out there, look at an old movie or an old TV show. Rent Dirty Harry (which I did not long ago) and watch it for a few minutes.
All the people look like stick people compared to people we see today. The contrast is startling.
Or Google Woodstock and look at the images of all the folks there in 1969.
Granted most are young people, but compare them to young people today on college campuses. Although there are a few mildly overweight kids sprinkled here and there, most look like stick figures compared to today’s college students.
Why has this happened to us?
The chart shown is from the dietdoctor.com site. It makes it clear something happened circa 1980 that tripped the obesity trigger.
Despite a multitude of theories, there’s agreement that something triggered the obesity trigger.
Read more here: http://foodmed.net/2016/08/04/dietary-guidelines-why-make-you-fatter-sicker-michael-eades-lchf/
People who believe the caloric theory of obesity – CICO (calories in vs calories out) – tend to believe the increase in obesity is simply from people eating more than they used to.
Those of a conspiratorial bent believe Big Food has made its spawn-of-the-devil products so tasty and addictive you can’t avoid them.
Those believing the carbohydrate-insulin theory of obesity posit that increased dietary carbs since the late 1970s is the driver.
All of these groups have data to back up their beliefs.
To realise how much obesity there is out there, look at an old movie or an old TV show. Rent Dirty Harry (which I did not long ago) and watch it for a few minutes.
All the people look like stick people compared to people we see today. The contrast is startling.
Or Google Woodstock and look at the images of all the folks there in 1969.
Granted most are young people, but compare them to young people today on college campuses. Although there are a few mildly overweight kids sprinkled here and there, most look like stick figures compared to today’s college students.
Why has this happened to us?
The chart shown is from the dietdoctor.com site. It makes it clear something happened circa 1980 that tripped the obesity trigger.
Despite a multitude of theories, there’s agreement that something triggered the obesity trigger.
Read more here: http://foodmed.net/2016/08/04/dietary-guidelines-why-make-you-fatter-sicker-michael-eades-lchf/
