And if we didn't have companies making and selling all this processed food what would people do for a living so they can buy more stuff/food? Farm? Guffaw! Don't be ridiculous. We'd be putting people out of jobs. We need this so that we can make more pharmaceuticals to be sold. If we got rid of that, then what would the people in the pharmaceutical industry do for money? It all spirals if we change this. Think of all that job loss.
I am so ready to get some land and try my hand at organic farming. Wish actually I knew what to do and had a strong back. But maybe I could have my llamas and their nutrient-rich poop.
Bringing Western food to the developing world has a major downside: More than 2 billion people across the globe are now overweight, and it’s taking a toll on their health, new research reveals. “Excess body weight is one of the most challenging public health problems of our time, affecting nearly 1 in 3 three people,” study author Ashkan Afshin tells The Guardian (U.K.). After analyzing data compiled on 68.5 million people in 195 countries, a 2,300-member research team found that obesity rates have doubled since 1980 in 73 countries. Today, 10 percent of all people are considered obese—meaning their body mass index, a height-weight ratio, is 30 or above. That includes nearly 13 percent of children in the U.S., up from 5 percent 37 years ago. Experts contend that poor diet is fueling the global obesity epidemic as more people around the world gain access to cheap, processed foods that are devoid of nutrients but loaded with chemicals and calories. Even if people are overweight (with a BMI between 25 and 29) but not officially obese, says researcher Azeem Majeed, that’s still associated with heart disease, cancer, and other chronic health issues. “The risk of death and diseases increases as your weight increases.”
From the June 30, 2017 print edition of the Week Magazine.
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