by: Dan Buettner
Like computers and food, we’re constantly pushing for cheaper, better faster. But I don’t think it’s going to work to create healthier communities.
Almost 70 percent of us are overweight or obese; the vast majority will die early deaths from chronic disease. This is not our fault. In the 1970s, Americans suffered only about a third of the rate of obesity and commensurately lower rates of diabetes, heart disease and avoidable cancer. What’s changed? Better diets? Better gym equipment? Or were our parents and younger selves more disciplined?
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