“In the United States in 1900, life expectancy at birth was 46 years for a man and 48 years for a woman, due largely to high infant and childhood mortality. But those who survived childhood had a good chance of surviving to older age. The top three causes of death in 1900 were all infectious diseases: pneumonia, tuberculosis, and gastrointestinal infections.” — The Longevity Solution: Rediscovering Centuries-Old Secrets to a Healthy, Long Life
“An American survey of more than 60,000 adults and children revealed that, in 1977, most people ate three times a day. By 2003, most people were eating five to six times a day. That is, three meals a day plus two to three snacks in between. The average time between meals has dropped 30 percent, from 271 minutes to 208 minutes. The balance between the fed state (insulin dominant) and the fasted state (insulin deficient) has been completely destroyed. We now spend most of our time in the fed state. Is it any great mystery that we’re gaining weight?” — The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss
“One estimate is that Americans now consume 100,000 times more vegetable oils than they did in the year 1900.” — Radical Metabolism: A Powerful New Plan to Blast Fat and Reignite Your Energy in Just 21 Days
“Many chemicals in today’s world are known as obesogens because they produce estrogen-like effects in the body, including unwanted weight gain. A 2016 study found that it’s harder for adults today to maintain the same weight as did adults twenty to thirty years ago, even at the same levels of food consumption and exercise.1 Why? More exposure to fattening chemicals and other everyday poisons.” — Radical Metabolism: A Powerful New Plan to Blast Fat and Reignite Your Energy in Just 21 Days