HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
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The number of calories in the food supply actually declined over the first half of the twentieth century and only started its upward climb to unprecedented heights in the 1970s. The drop in the first half of the century was attributed to the reduction in hard manual labor. The population had decreased energy needs, so they ate decreased energy diets. They didn’t need all the extra calories. But then the “energy balance flipping point” occurred, when the “move less, stay lean phase” that existed throughout most of the century turned into the “eat more, gain weight phase” that plagues us to this day
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KORSAKOFF
When our neurons extract energy from sugar—a critical act, since the
brain is the most metabolically active organ in the body—thiamine allows
the process to run smoothly. Without thiamine, we struggle to turn bread,
pasta, and other carbohydrates into molecules that can power our thoughts
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