Our cravings for fat, salt, and sugar started back when humans lived in caves and hunted and gathered for their food. Fat, salt, and sugar were in short supply. So to ensure that we ate adequate supplies of each, we evolved a craving for them. - Harvard Medical School 

The food industry is well-aware of this. So ...

I have a website ... Every Day is Training Day ... and here's one of my training facilities ... weight training, cycle class, and basketball. I call it my health assurance plan.

When I hear the word detox, my first reaction is to hold onto my wallet. Read about the detox scam here.

Yep, that's the name of a burger joint. Some guy ordered the Triple Bypass Burger and proceeded to have a heart attack. Not funny, but ironic.

Bet you didn't know that if we "changed-up" our lifestyle 80% of heart disease would go away. Oh yeah, and 90% of type 2 diabetes would go the way of the DoDo Bird. The take-away: Genes load the gun, but lifestyle pulls the trigger.

McDonald’s tells pork suppliers to give pregnant sows more room.

If you do want to watch a presentation by someone who is an animal activist, check out Gary Yourofsky's presentation at Georgia Tech. 

I'd describe obesity as the natural consequence of placing a collection of truly ancient genes, genes forged over millions of years of incredible and constant dietary insecurity and upheaval, into an insane, calorific, modern day, dietary utopia. In other words? Obesity and overweight are our bodies' normal, natural, responses to the world they find themselves living in.

The fact is that right now the accepted global viewpoint is that if obesity is a disease it's a disease of willpower, of gluttony, of sloth. 

My hope is that one day obesity will be seen as a modern day scourge, a day when the trite advice "all you need to do is eat less and exercise more" is seen by the general public as over-simplified nonsense. - Dr. Yoni Freedhoff 

Trust ... If we lived in a perfect world - an ideal world, we would be able to trust everyone. Unfortunately, the world is far from perfect. 

Last night I watched the 60 Minutes segment: Deception at Duke. Sadly, this well-respected institution "fudged" data related to a cancer study. On the surface, this would appear shocking. 

But ... the big but is the following. A wonderful article that was published in November 2010 titled Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science that exposed (not Duke) research, doctors, and medical science. It states:

Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors—to a striking extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? Dr. John Ioannidis has spent his career challenging his peers by exposing their bad science.

I recommend watching the 60 Minutes segment and reading the article. They're both fascinating, illuminating, and disturbing.

Enjoy your meal ... practice mindful eating.