Are you suprised we used to be healthier and thinner many years ago?

[Anonymous]

It wasn't always Burger King Hamburgers, Dunkin Doughnuts, packaged foods with processed burgers, sweeteners, etc.

I saw several pictures of both my great-parents and grandparents on my dad and mom's side of the family. They were fit, healthier and thinner. They lived much longer and there was no obesity nor high cholesterol nor diabetes. Long ago, we used to eat homemade meals.

Nowadays we see some teens and young adults already suffering obesity and other health issues, eating junk food and microwavable cup noodles. Is it surprising we were healthy people long ago?

[janerobinson]

Definitely healthier back then in that sense!! Although they didn’t have the modern medicines that we do now, they didn’t really need it because of their lifestyles back then in a sense. Just think no fast food (all organic) , a lot of manual labour jobs and mostly bicycling or walking because a lot of people couldn’t afford cars back then as they were a new-ish invention.
That being said though at the time they definitely weren’t aware of a lot of things that were health risks like the effects of smoking or how to identify, treat or cure various diseases. So diseases like diabetes was very hard to identify without the technology we have today.

[Changiis07]

Girl!!! YES!! Back in the days everything was better. We weren't as lazy! We didn't have social media so people were not home, they were out playing, running, interacting with people. Plus back in the days when people didn't have TV there wasn't any commercials giving us cravings. Everything was more natural. Eating chicken and meat was healthy because it was injected. We can still be active and all but yes times have changed and we live less now. I wish we could back but we can just get off social media and get moving

[Chiarac2003]

Processed foods. I eat them …. But they r not good 4 u.