The reasons for this phenomenon are to be found in the wrong diet, in wealth, a wide choice of food and lack of exercise. Especially fast food with its high doses of saturated animal fats is regarded as a main factor for putting on weight. Children watch TV about 37 hours of TV weekly instead of exercising. In Europe the situation is still a little better but tending towards the American standards. Numerous social, economical and cultural consequences are correlated to this condition.
People lose their jobs, their spouses, and have to be placed under constant medical care.
The small intestine is also shortened in order to prevent nutritional elements to be absorbed into the blood stream. Not only can a healthy plant based diet with a large percentage of raw food reduce the kilos but what more, it can also bring back health, well-being and joie de vivre.