A study published in The Lancet predicts that by 2100, 97% of countries will be unable to sustain their populations due to the declining global fertility rates.
Environmental toxins such as plastics, vaccines and electromagnetic fields, ultra-processed food, resistance to antibiotics, all of this is contributing to lower fertility and chronic and degenerative diseases. As Dr. Mercola reports, throughout the 20th century, male reproductive health has suffered substantial decline, as evidenced by declines in sperm count and testosterone levels and increases in reproductive pathologies. Infertility is a global health problem that affects 48 million couples and 186 million people worldwide. Infertility creates a significant economic and social burden for couples wishing to conceive and has been associated with suboptimal lifestyle factors, including poor diet and fitness, and inactivity.
At the same time, the prevalence of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome has increased dramatically. Metabolic and reproductive health are highly interconnected, suggesting that their respective trends are intertwined and, given the time frame of such trends, environmental and non-genetic factors are more likely to be the primary causes. Industrialization, which began in Europe in the mid-18th century, has resulted in profound changes in our diet, lifestyle, and environment, many of which are causal factors in the rise of chronic diseases. Industrialization results in a nutritional transition from an unprocessed diet to a modern processed one, incorporating increases in sugar, vegetable oils, ultra-processed foods, linoleic acid, trans fats, and total energy.
This change in diet has had numerous adverse effects on metabolic and reproductive health, characterized by chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance. Furthermore, these effects appear to multiply throughout subsequent generations through epigenetic inheritance.
Men's fertility is notably affected by obesity and diabetes, and an increase in total energy through processed food intake is arguably the key factor driving the obesity pandemic.
A key mechanism described in the literature is related to adverse effects
effects of inflammation on fertility, which could contribute to irregular menstrual cycles and other negative reproductive sequelae. Dietary interventions that act to reduce inflammation may improve fertility outcomes.
In 2030, one in six people in the world will be 60 years old or older. By that time, the population group aged 60 and older will have risen from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion. By 2050, the global population of people aged 60 and over will have doubled to 2.1 billion. The number of people aged 80 and over is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050, reaching 426 million.
Jennifer D. Sciubba explains that, as a result of low birth rates, the world's human population is becoming smaller and older. Thinking traditionally, the above would inevitably bring about a future characterized by labor shortages, bankrupt social security systems, and general economic collapse. Sciuba explains how to manage this "new normal" through, among others, ideas regarding the future of the employment situation and migration.
Environmental toxins such as plastics, vaccines and electromagnetic fields, ultra-processed food, resistance to antibiotics, all of this is contributing to lower fertility and chronic and degenerative diseases. As Dr. Mercola reports, throughout the 20th century, male reproductive health has suffered substantial decline, as evidenced by declines in sperm count and testosterone levels and increases in reproductive pathologies. Infertility is a global health problem that affects 48 million couples and 186 million people worldwide. Infertility creates a significant economic and social burden for couples wishing to conceive and has been associated with suboptimal lifestyle factors, including poor diet and fitness, and inactivity.
At the same time, the prevalence of chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome has increased dramatically. Metabolic and reproductive health are highly interconnected, suggesting that their respective trends are intertwined and, given the time frame of such trends, environmental and non-genetic factors are more likely to be the primary causes. Industrialization, which began in Europe in the mid-18th century, has resulted in profound changes in our diet, lifestyle, and environment, many of which are causal factors in the rise of chronic diseases. Industrialization results in a nutritional transition from an unprocessed diet to a modern processed one, incorporating increases in sugar, vegetable oils, ultra-processed foods, linoleic acid, trans fats, and total energy.
This change in diet has had numerous adverse effects on metabolic and reproductive health, characterized by chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance. Furthermore, these effects appear to multiply throughout subsequent generations through epigenetic inheritance.
Men's fertility is notably affected by obesity and diabetes, and an increase in total energy through processed food intake is arguably the key factor driving the obesity pandemic.
A key mechanism described in the literature is related to adverse effects
effects of inflammation on fertility, which could contribute to irregular menstrual cycles and other negative reproductive sequelae. Dietary interventions that act to reduce inflammation may improve fertility outcomes.
In 2030, one in six people in the world will be 60 years old or older. By that time, the population group aged 60 and older will have risen from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion. By 2050, the global population of people aged 60 and over will have doubled to 2.1 billion. The number of people aged 80 and over is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050, reaching 426 million.
Jennifer D. Sciubba explains that, as a result of low birth rates, the world's human population is becoming smaller and older. Thinking traditionally, the above would inevitably bring about a future characterized by labor shortages, bankrupt social security systems, and general economic collapse. Sciuba explains how to manage this "new normal" through, among others, ideas regarding the future of the employment situation and migration.
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/19/3914 (2022)
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42000-023-00431-z (2023)
https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_ritchie_are_we_the_last_generation_or_the_first_sustainable_one?language=en (2023).--