WHITE COLLAR | ISSUE 011
WEIGHT REGULATION How do we effectively lose weight?
The agricultural revolution happened about 10,000 years ago, and it was when we discovered we could farm certain crops in order to feed the growing villages. The success of the revolution transformed villages into cities. However, there were a lot of issues surrounding the logistics of transportation and storage of food, meaning a large portion of the harvest was lost before it got to be eaten. And a lack of mechanisation meant that that food had to be processed by manual labour. An incredible amount of labour went
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into creating relatively small amounts of food, that were barely enough for the growing cities and kingdoms. Food was a sign of wealth and so was obesity, and in some places in remote Africa and Asia, this fact still stands true. Throughout most of human history, food and water were scarce. In fact, if you wanted to get the
population’s attention you would do it through stories of abundant food and this is a tool that those in power and storytellers often used to their advantage. Places with abundant food were constantly depicted throughout sacred texts, and children’s stories as a ‘mystical lands’. Those with a Judeo-Christian world view are familiar with the tale of the Promised Land overflowing with ‘milk and honey’ and in Scandinavia, the cautionary tale of Hansel and Gretel spoke of a secret house in the woods build entirely out of candy, confectionery and pastries.
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