Si immense medical progress has been made since the post-war period, on the contrary, our way of life has paved the way for the diseases of civilization that overwhelm our healthcare system. Physical inactivity (sitting disease), pollution, socio-professional stress, addictions to tobacco, alcohol, sugars, ultra-processed foods and now screens clearly promote cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, anxiety-depression, respiratory diseases and cancers.
Convincing our citizens to abandon this deleterious way of life is an impossible mission for the medical profession in a toxic environment yet authorized by our governments permeable to industrial lobbies.
In light of the “end of abundance” [annoncée par Emmanuel Macron le 24 août]ecology could be a common thread in reducing the incidence of these innumerable diseases.
extreme laziness
Using the stairs as much as possible, walking or cycling in preference to using lifts, cars, scooters or electric-assisted bicycles, which are increasingly heavy and energy-hungry, are essentially eco-responsible and beneficial activities for Sapiens. Driving students by car to the gates of schools is unfortunately not a service to be rendered to them. When the distance between home and work is less than 1 kilometer, 42% take their car to get there, testifying to the extreme laziness allowed by abundant and in fact not expensive enough energy. Reducing the time slumped on a sofa very often in front of screens and, worse, snacking is a primary objective, from childhood, to fight against obesity and diabetes, which cause several million deaths each year.
Drastically reducing the consumption of sugary drinks is also a priority objective. We consume 27 liters of fruit juice per person per year in France, the European average being 23 litres. Of the 55 billion kilos of oranges produced mainly in Brazil, Florida or Spain, the juice is extracted, then the water evaporated. Once concentrated, the juice is frozen at -18°C, then transported by cargo ship and then by insulated trucks. Once there, the orange juice is diluted again. To obtain one liter of juice, 24 liters of water are consumed. In the country of importation, pasteurization at 85°C, packaging in plastic bottles or plastic-coated cardboard, rarely in glass bottles, over-packaging, then delivery to stock the shelves before landing in our refrigerators.
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