More Studies Showing Food Has Changed—For the Worse [VIDEO]

A study has come out that shows that, with many contributing factors being equal, it is harder to avoid obesity now than it was in the 1970's.

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice has published the study, and though they more information is always needed, they have come to some conclusions and theories that could be useful to us.

From the study, they have concluded that people in the late 1970's had an easier time avoiding obesity than people today. They compared what research subjects ate, how much they exercised and other mitigating factors then and now, and found that people who had similar diets and activity levels are fatter today than back then.

Between 1971 and 2008, BMI, total caloric intake and carbohydrate intake increased 10–14%, and fat and protein intake decreased 5–9%. Between 1988 and 2006, frequency of leisure time physical activity increased 47–120%. However, for a given amount of caloric intake, macronutrient intake or leisure time physical activity, the predicted BMI was up to 2.3 kg/m² higher in 2006 that in 1988 in the mutually adjusted model (P < 0.05).

They don't know exactly why, but some culprits could be new additions to a lot of our foods. Things like chemical preservatives, flame retardants, pesticides, and other differences in food from then to now might be to blame.

When big corporations produce our food, we can count on them to put things in the food that maximize their profit, not our nutrition. If those ingredients also make great yoga mats and soles for our shoes, so be it. If those ingredients are known carcinogens (cancer causing agents), they'd prefer that you aren't curious enough to know it.

Here's part of what the FDA has to say about the ingredient—azodicarbonamide—mentioned in the video above. It's just one example of an FDA approved ingredient found in our food that is also used to make the aforementioned yoga mats and shoe soles.

4. What about studies that show breakdown products of ADA, specifically semicarbazide, to be a carcinogen?

During bread making, ADA completely breaks down to form other chemicals, one of which is SEM. At high levels, SEM has been shown to increase the incident of tumors when fed to female mice, but not to male mice or either gender of rat. These studies were conducted in rodents at levels of SEM that far exceed estimates of human exposure from the consumption of ADA-treated flour or bread products.

So, it only causes tumors when consumed in very large amounts, and mainly in women, not men. That makes it okay?

It's time to get super libertarian on these mofos. The FDA will not, has not, and does not protect you. Only you can protect you, and that protection starts when we admit the truth.

The truth is, most of the people who are selling us food aren't interested in feeding us. They could care less about what is healthy. The only thing they care about is their profit margin, and they'll poison the entire American public if it boosts the stock price. Our food and nutrition norms are off the rails and I don't think we have to look far to realize this.

But there is good news.