This episode of the Hard Men Podcast is brought to by Joe Garrison with Backwards Planning Financial,

by our friends at Alpine Gold, by Max D Trailers, Salt and Strings Butchery, Premier Body Armour, and finally by Reformation Heritage Books. In the 1960s, around 13% of American adults were considered obese.

In the past half century, that rate has skyrocketed,

but the percentage of Americans classified as obese now hovering around 43%.

Even more alarming, the rate of morbid obesity has multiplied 10-fold during the same time

period.

Health, quality of life, and fertility rates are plummeting as chronic disease and sickness rises.

The American people are slowly eating themselves in the early graves.

As the Puritan Thomas Watson once said, many dig their grave with their teeth. The consequences of these changes are

devastating and extend far beyond just individual health. Indeed, the declining

health of Americans has affected our economic, pharmaceutical, political, and even theological systems.

So, what has changed over the last 50 to 60 years?

What is causing this?

The past half century has seen profound changes in American society with multiple factors contributing to this issue.

Sedentary lifestyles have become the norm as the American workforce has largely shifted from physically demanding blue-collar jobs to

vocations that involve spending the majority of their work weeks behind keyboards.

The rise of technology and automation has made our lives more convenient and less physically demanding.

In a decadent society that has by historical standards been relatively filled with peace,

ease and comfort, many no longer see physical fitness is valuable.

While these factors are obviously playing a significant role,

one of the most critical changes fueling the obesity crisis is in the way Americans eat

compared to their ancestors.

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