The American obesity epidemic is caused by too much carbohydrate per meal and a shift to the wrong kind of
fat. In the 1950’s when I was growing up, there was 10% obesity. Now we have 60% obesity. We don’t
exercise any less. The problem is the amount of carbohydrate and the type of fat. 50 years ago, the average
meal contained about 50 grams of carbohydrate. Now the average meal contains over 100 grams of
carbohydrate. If you eat too much carbohydrate at a meal, your body releases too much insulin and stores too
much fat. The other shift in our diet has been a change from eating mostly omega-3 fats (beef, lamb, etc.), to
eating mostly omega-6 fats (soy oil, corn oil, etc). This change in the type of fat we eat accounts for the other
piece of our obesity epidemic. We are way too hungry and crave way too much carbohydrate, caused by this
shift in fat intake. If you don’t believe me, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil (omeg-3 fat) to every meal you eat for a
week, and see what happens to your hunger and carbohydrate cravings. The new USDA Food Guidelines are
out, and unfortunately recommend eating exactly what has made us fat. Take a look at Denise Minger’s analysis
of the new Food Guidelines on www.rawfoodsos.com.