We're All Starving
I recently heard someone describe the population of the western world as starving. Weird right? All we ever hear in the media is how we're all getting fatter and obesity and obesity related diseases are on the rise. So what was meant by this bizarre statement? They meant that the western world is NUTRITIONALLY starving. Yes, as a population, we eat a high calorie diet, filled with processed foods, rich in calories, salt, sugar and fat. However, the nutritional value of these foods is negligible. Imagine for a moment, we turn this current state of affairs on its head. Imagine a world where we eat a low calorie, highly nutritious diet. Well, you don't have to look too far in order to find real life examples where this is the case. This is in fact how our ancestors used to eat and even today certain cultures and populations still consume food in this way. In these populations, obesity is rare, as are obesity related disease such as hea...