OUR FOOD: How we went wrong

All living beings share eco-biopsychosocial systems. Good health of any single element the system is dependentuponwell-beingof allthe elementstogether.The primary source ourfood isfrom plants. A healthy plant not conceivable without a soil in which itsrootsystem grows. Soil contains multifarious microorganisms, fungal networks, nematodes and arthropods etc. These all act concert to contribute richness milieu through zillions phytochemicals that they produce exchange. Plants participate trade root exudatesin exchange fortheir own needs. Greater biodiversity species, greater opportunities benefits for all. Also, quorum sensing prevails, population balances are maintained. Thisis how life has evolved flourished on planet earthoverthe lastfour billionyears. In higher animals, humans included, relationships similar plant-soil situation prevail within body, gastrointestinal system. Diversity our food ingestion determines gut microbiome,hence ourhealth too.Hunter-gatherers perhaps had great given their circumstances favouring better survival based diverse foods. Human settlements necessitated sources with longerstorage lives. This brought increasing dependence grains support growing populations. The high starch content meant glucose load body as proportion kept creeping up diets. furthercompounded by advent refined simple sugarsin most food. today ofthe humanity able tometabolise sugarload safely. About 20% overtly type II diabetic atleast another 40% prediabetic. Their tissues have developed insulin resistance, defensive mechanism against attempting push, undesirably, even more into cells. Glucose mandatoryfuel metabolising tissue Protein fat deficiencies known cause disorders. There no disease produced absence from diet. By measure, sugar been potent, prevalent,weaponofmassdestruction unleashedonto humanity.Most 'modern era' diseases resistance consequent hyperinsulinaemia underlying pathogenic mechanism. includes, addition pathology diabetes mellitus, hypertension, atherosclerotic vascular (underlying myocardial infarction stroke), allergies, autoimmune diseases,many types cancers, autismand dementia. common denominator, this burdenof noncommunicable (NCDs), inflammation ushered due to, accompanying, hyper insulinaemia.Sugars starches addictive potential. thriving industrial/commercial activity benefitting humanpredilectionhas continuedto pocket huge profits,particularly overthe last century.Natural, organically grown wholesome foods receded corporate industrial supply chain processes out stripped them. despite scientific evidence mounting favour such industry thrived onmanaged perception advertisement. waslittle guard peoples' right knowthe reality foritis crowdedout thecorporate efficiencies andpropaganda.The costs care account NCDs, stated above, keeps soaring. Globally, NCDs kill 41 million people each year, accounting 71% deaths.1Institute Global Health Sciences at University California San Francisco estimated, 2017, could cost global economy US $ 47 trillion 2030.2Disease prevention promotion correction diet, replacing rich nutrient dense, organic, foods, obviously necessary. However, it easy. Old habits die hard. Those who profit human suffering may become compliant easily, either.After all, Albert Einstein remarked, 'it easier fool than convince them fooled”.