dietary standards were replaced with fast food and fast food products . The indigenous population had lived without the influence of these westernized food products , until around 10 years preceding the independent study , when corporate entities like McDonald ’ s were introduced to several communities with large populations . In these communities there was a direct correlation between the number of McDonald ’ s restaurants and the explosion in overweight / obesity prevalence by region stratified by gender and age .
Young boys between 10-19 years old have developed wider hips than shoulders , excessive adipose tissue in abdomen / thighs and large protrusive gynaecomastia breast tissue ( the accumulation of fatty tissue in the breast due to massive influence of estrogen ) yes breasts ! The young women between the 10-19 year age ranges showed a startling and rapid increase in obesity rates . This is a compelling example of a small segment of society , those who are most vulnerable , will experience with such a complete dietary upheaval . This just proves to what degree a diet that is hormonally mutated , exposed to high amounts of deep fried starches , high fructose corn syrup , refined process enriched white flour , chemically altered and oxidized vegetable oil and hormone overloaded meat products can do to a population . Once a people untouched by such things , then inundated by these “ food product materials ” and the effects are undeniable , in North America we can see this effect occurring in our indigenous population as well .
I found more disturbing evidence of this crisis in a Reuter ’ s article published in 2007 , referencing men ’ s testosterone levels , which had shown significant decline over the previous 20 years . A large group of 22 year old men were studied , each of these men were from very different walks of life , not one athlete was in this study , but rather they were all from a “ normal ” group . Business professionals , students and regular working class men were the demographic of this particular study , every one of their testosterone levels were consistent with that of men 75 years of age and older , this is an extremely low testosterone level ! The only similarity between all of these young men , aside from their age range , was their diet which consisted of mostly fast food , processed sugars and crispy , fat laden snacks .
On a personal level , in the mid 2007 ’ s , I raised a boy for the better part of two years from ages 15 to 17 , ( As part of a social work program in the community in which I lived ). I was chosen to be his guide , mentor and coach , to help him out of a very dark and bleak place . Connor was only 15 years old , 350 lbs . with advanced breast tissue development on par with that of an elderly obese woman , his haemoglobin A1C was 7 ! For those of you that don ’ t know what this is , it ’ s a test of our “ Glycated Haemoglobin ”, that ’ s how much sugar is coating our red blood cells , over seven is diabetic type two .
Connor ’ s gynaecomastia was due to exceptionally high oestrogen levels , he legitimately didn ’ t produce proper amounts of pubescent testosterone . As a result Connor hadn ’ t technically started male puberty ; he ate fast food mainly ; including white bread with melted cheese / ketchup sandwiches , loads of skim milk , candy and juice . All refined , processed simple sugars and chemically altered oxidized fats . This was from the time that he came out of the womb ; his mom was unknowingly feeding himself and her materials that would set this ball rolling . Yet another real life example of what I mentioned earlier , from mother to baby , child then to teenager , a cascade of negative food choices led him to where his body and mind were when we met .
Now this was 17 years ago , at that time his case was exceedingly rare , he was the only boy in our small community of 13,000 that suffered to this extreme . He was terrified , embarrassed and alone , he knew something was deeply wrong but neither his mother nor himself knew why or had a viable solution . As I said , 17 years ago as rare as his case was , now unfortunately , when you look around , you see more boys like this than ever before . Yes , it seems to be the “ new normal ”, young boys with narrow shoulders and wide hips accompanied by huge posteriors , these young boys have a similar aesthetic to young overweight girls .
Well I ’ m pleased to report that Conner in his dedication for change , coupled with my tutelage , shed 150 lbs . in two years ! At 18 , he went through a much needed , medical intervention to remove the estrogen induced , gynaecomastia breast tissue , giving him back the masculine silhouette he desired and deserved . Connor is now 30 and has grown into a strong , proud , confident man , he is like son I never had and I am beyond proud him . Although it was a struggle , with many years of hard work , it took so much to reverse what was set in motion for him from birth . He has kept the weight off
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