Only 7% of US adults have optimal metabolic health Source
While the US might be leading the way, the rest of the world isn’t far behind.
Poor metabolic health costs billions of dollars a day, millions of lives shortened needlessly, and is totally preventable.
Manifestations of Poor Metabolic Health
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Cardiovascular Issues – Hypertension – CVD – Atherosclerosis
- Obesity
- Systematic Inflammation
Quiz - Do you have optimal Metabolic Health?
- BMI < 25kg/m^2 && WC < 88cm (34.6in) women || WC<102cm (40.1in) men
- Fasting Blood Glucose < 100mg/dL && HbA1c <5.7% && No diabetes medication
- TC/HDL <3.5 && No lipid medication
- SBP <120 && DBP <80 && No BP medication
- No history of CVD
how many people die every year from microplastics?
https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diabetes
https://www.heart.org/en/-/media/phd-files-2/science-news/2/2025-heart-and-stroke-stat-update/2025-statistics-at-a-glance.pdf
That is just the US, far more if you go globally
The number of deaths a year is not a great metric for threats to humanity. If we’re replacing humans as fast if not faster than the deaths, then it’s not the greatest risk.
Microplastics threaten our species as a whole, largely because there are fertility impacts. Coupled with the earth becoming uninhabitable for humans (which would likely solve the obesity issue due to mass starvation), it’s a much greater threat.
The most common causes of fertility issues are PCOS and ED booth rooted in metabolic dysfunction.
Metabolic health is not a obesity issue
What? PCOS and ED are absolutely not a leading cause of infertility. For men it’s sperm quality and quantity, and for women PCOS is a cause, but there are many others such as uterine issues, fallopian tube issues, endometriosis, and hormone imbalance (including thyroid issues).
The diets that lead to obesity lead to metabolic health issues.