HOMO OBESUS? (cream of broccoli and cashew soup)

A new species of man may be evolving, according to medical researcher George Chaldakov, MD, PhD.  This species is missing the factors necessary to balance its metabolism and to regulate inflammatory processes and wound healing.  The result:  a species that is overweight, lives with degenerative diseases such as diabetes, osteoporosis or arthritis, and dies of stroke, heart attack or cancer.

The evolutionary trigger for this new species is the calorie-dense, nutrient-deficient diet of Western civilization, the diet that most Americans and Western Europeans eat, says Chaldakov.  The paradox, he notes, is that while this is going on, millions of people suffer and die from starvation in less developed and poor countries.  Thus he is actively involved in popularizing the need for healthy lifestyle.