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America Is No Longer The Fattest Nation On Earth!
And why that's NOT a good thing
It’s almost a running joke at this point.
Ask a group of non-Americans to do a little word association and tell you the first thing that pops into their mind when they think of the good ol’ US of A, and there are a few things that instantly pop up.
And one of them is, unfortunately, “fat” 🐷
But while it might be mean, it is indeed well deserved.
One trip to Disney World to see the stampeding rhinos on vacation is all you need for instant proof of how far we’ve fallen.
So it might shock you to learn that we’ve lost our crown.
That’s right - it was recently brought to my attention that we are NOT the fattest nation on earth 😳
Here are a few statistics for you to chew on:
Now, I’ve heard some optimistic types declare this to be a victory.
Some people believe that this indicates that we’re WINNING the war on obesity!
All that Ozempic must be finally making a dent, huh?
Yeah…no.
Don’t get it twisted.
We haven’t gotten any leaner - we’ve actually gotten FATTER.
Remember that old statistic about how 30% of the population is obese and 40% is overweight?
Well take a look at those numbers again - nearly 40% of the population is now OBESE.
No, we’re not getting better.
Not even close.
The rest of the world is getting worse.
And as far as I’m concerned, this points at something incredibly sinister.
For a long time, obesity was blamed on American decadence.
It was a standard line - America’s bulging waistlines are because the country got lazy and decadent.
This is something that I believed for a long time.
And while there is no doubt that laziness and sloth have contributed to this, it goes way beyond that.
I mean, look at the countries in the top percentile for obesity.
American Samoa.
Nauru.
Tokelau.
Not exactly highly developed countries resting on their laurels, are they?
So how did it happen?
Simple - Big Food is a monster.
It’s insatiable.
It’s determined to ram its toxic, addictive products onto (and suck as much money as it can out of) every square inch of this planet.
Most of the people studying this bizarre phenomenon have all come to the same conclusion:
The Pacific obesity crisis is due primarily to the influx of highly processed food that’s flooded the country over the last few decades.
So, as much as I’d like to pat myself on the back for America's no longer being the fattest nation on earth, I'm having a hard time feeling good about this.
So what can you do about it?
Stop supporting them.
Seriously, stop spending money on the Franken foods that Big Food produces.
You'll avoid this if you’re eating a clean, properly optimized diet.
But even if you decide to have the odd cheat day, DO NOT buy their stuff.
Make it yourself.
Seriously, go buy some raw ingredients from small, independent companies and bake your family an apple pie once or twice a month.
What else can you do?
Double down.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again - the only way to truly fight back here is to change the culture.
And the more lean, healthy people we have walking around in public, the less obesity becomes normalized.
If you’re overweight, get the fat off ASAP with the Ultimate GLP-1 Video Masterclass.
If you’re already relatively lean, turn yourself into a glorious specimen with 30 Days 2 Shredz.
Show Big Food - and EVERYONE - that we are the antithesis of everything they stand for and the horrific world they’ve created.
Will it be enough to end the obesity crisis?
Probably not.
But you’ll be able to rest easy knowing that you’ve done everything you can to avoid giving this repulsive industry your money…
And provided a shining example of what a better world might look like.
Best,
Hunter Williams