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 In the 19th century, really fat people were so rare that they were put on display in freak shows. Now, obesity is so common that any candidate who gets the fat vote is a guaranteed winner. One hundred million US adults are ‘obese.’ Around 22 million are ‘severely obese.’ 
New drugs such as Ozempic may offer relief from obesity, but we don’t know yet what the long-term side effects may be. A simpler and more dependable approach: if you don’t want to be obese in ten years, don’t eat so much today.  
Being overweight is not a death sentence. But it can increase the odds of taking the Big Loss — causing so much damage, in one way or another, that it makes your life shorter and less agreeable. 
Another eating-related disorder that can cause the Big Loss is Type 2 diabetes. A hundred years ago doctors rarely saw it. Today, there are thirty million diabetics in the US. Please don’t take this for actual health advice. You probably know more than we do about these things. But from what we read, Type 2 diabetes is largely avoidable. You can prevent it by getting plenty of exercise and not eating so much sugar... and ‘highly processed’ food.  
It’s really very easy to sidestep these Big Losses. Just tell your gardener to plant a ‘kitchen garden’ and grow fresh vegetables and wholesome fruits. Tell him not to apply pesticides or herbicides... but instead to use a little elbow grease. 
Get him first to ‘double dig’ the soil, by hand, of course, mixing in plenty of manure and organic matter. Ask him to set up a greenhouse... and to start the plants early. He can begin with kale, spinach and onions in the cool weather... and then rotate into corn and tomatoes later. Remember that root crops should be planted by the light of a waning moon. 
As the seasons advance, he can eliminate the weeds by hand or hoe. Carefully watering, hoeing, fertilizing... you can just imagine the delicious garden-fresh vegetables he brings to your table. 
And, if he really puts his back into it…if he really works at it… we can practically guarantee results — your gardener won’t be obese!

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