I just learned this from the film "Food Fight," by Chris Taylor: in WWII, many soldiers were unable to fight because they suffered from malnourishment. This makes sense, since many of them were born and raised during the Great Depression. If you think of it, 1929 was "only" 83 years ago -- the end of WWII was "only" 67 years ago. And from that time till now, the human body seems to have "evolved" in an extremely grotesque way due to industrialization of the food market. Have a look at this article for a historical view of the malnourishment of WWII soldiers:
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/underpants/146
Today, however, military.com tells us that 20% of male recruits and a whopping 40% of female recruits are overweight. We've moved so drastically from being malnourished to being overly nourished to the point of illness. Read on:
http://www.military.com/military-fitness/weight-loss/troops-too-fat-to-fight
This is ridiculous. We are a culture that is now defined by the way we eat. We are a culture that is now dying because of the way we eat. I refuse to die from an all-too-preventable disease.
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