EUGENIZATION.

In case you didn’t realize, Americans on a whole are fat and gettting fatter.

Rates of obese adults in America continue to rise steadily, but the most troubling statistic: The rate of childhood obesity more than doubled between 1980 and 2000. Moreover, the chances of a child born today developing Type 2 diabetes are a striking 1 in 3.

According to the report, 41 million Americans are “pre-diabetic” - meaning their response to insulin has already been affected.

The alarming rise in childhood obesity doesn’t seem so mysterious when you factor in that 58% of elementary schools, 84% of junior/middle high, and 94% of senior high schools sell soft drinks, sport drinks, and fruit juices. You might as well just mainline sugar directly into your kid’s bloodstream.

Indeed, the data from the F is For Fat report seems to present a clear-cut case to eat less sugar: eat less sugar, keep insulin levels down, stave off obesity.

So what do the experts say?

An example: The recommendations for the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children’s Program - a grant program for low-income and postpartum women providing supplemental food, counseling, and nutritional education) stated in the F is For Fat report are:

1. The introduction of a $10 cash voucher towards fruit and vegetable purchases.

2. A decrease in saturated and total fat intake.

3. An increase in consumption of whole grain products.

Big suprises there, eh? It’s too bad that the experts are still so fixated on fat being the enemy that they’re overlooking the profound effects of carbohydrates on insulin resistance and obesity.

Perhaps the most laughable suggestion (that shows just how far removed these so-called “experts” are from reality) was the 4th guideline for Recommended Activity for Children Ages 9-12:

Extended periods (periods of two hours or more) of inactivity are discouraged for children, especially during the daytime hours.

Beg pardon? You mean that little Dashiell should stand up in the middle of arithmetic and start doing some Hindu Squats and burpees, lest he sit for more than two hours and doom himself to insulin insensitivity and lipogenesis?

I have a suggestion or two for America:

1. Lift heavy things with some degree of regularity.

2. Eat whole, non-processed food, primarily meat, leaves, and berries.

3. Avoid grains and starches as best as you can.

4. Move around - not because it’ll burn off a lot of calories, but because it’ll relieve stress and make you smile.

5. Drink water. Lots.

I’m sure the last thing you want is for Big Brother to start regulating what you can or can’t put into your mouth. Take personal responsibility for your diet and exercise - viva la revolution!