“It may be easier to believe that we remain lean because we're virtuous and we get fat because we're not, but the evidence simply says otherwise. Virtue has little more to with our weight than our height. When we grow taller, it's hormones and enzymes that are promoting growth, and we consume more calories than we expend as a result. Growth is the cause - increased appetite and decreased energy expenditure (gluttony and sloth) are the effects. When we grow fatter, the same is true as well. We don't get fat because we overeat; we overeat because were fat.” GrowthObesityHormonesSlothGluttonySlothfulnessWeight GainBad ScienceNew ScienceOld ScienceSugar Is The New TobaccoMisperceptionsThe Sugar Lobby Book:Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It Source: Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
“Cancer, above all other diseases, has countless secondary causes. But, even for cancer, there is only one prime cause. Summarized in a few words, the prime cause of cancer is the replacement of the respiration of oxygen in normal body cells by a fermentation of sugar.” CancerSugarKetogenic DietSugar AddictionSugar Is The New Tobacco Author:Otto Warburg