Eat Smarter with Shawn Stevenson

94% of the people who lost their lives in association with this virus [COVID-19] had an average of 2.6 pre-existing chronic diseases. It's unbelievable. It's the number one risk factor, and it's not being talked about.

Your microbiome makeup is one of the most powerful epicaloric controllers determining your body fat composition.

We have over 200 million citizens here in the United States right now who are overweight or obese. We have 43% of folks here in the United States who are clinically obese. And within the next few years here, we're going to hit 50% of the population if we don't do something.

I always encourage people to make sure to get a second and/or third opinion before you take any kind of severe action with your health. You have time. 99.9% of the time, you have time to get a second opinion.

There's this quote that I came across from Einstein... 'The most fundamental decision that you make is whether you live in a friendly or hostile universe.'

The Journal of the American Medical Association did this big meta-analysis [in] 2018 and affirmed poor diet is the number one cause of our chronic diseases here in this country.