Richard Beliveau: "75% fewer cancers"
What are the latest discoveries that have surprised you the most?
The major role of obesity in the explosion of chronic diseases. Awareness of this issue dates back about five years. The obesity epidemic began in the 1980s, and then, within ten years, chronic diseases exploded. Esophageal cancer, directly linked to obesity, has increased by 400% in thirty years, and we are seeing diabetes mellitus, considered a "disease of the elderly," in teenagers. The industrialization of our food, combined with our sedentary lifestyles, has caused this epidemic of obesity and associated diseases.
" It's not a dessert twice a week that's going to trigger you "
" Diabetes , but not the processed cakes in your breakfasts . "