Everyone would have diabetes. Oh wait... More seriously, our food and drug companies and the FDA have been promoting diets designed to cause major obesity and health issues at least since the 1980s. The food guide pyramid has bread at the base. Our grains are nutrient depleted due to decades of industrial farming and bulked up using chemical fertilizers. Sure, it's edible and holds off starvation but it doesn't promote health. If we were to actually want to stop the fat epidemic we would be promoting the following: 1. No sodas or sugary beverages. 2. Increased consumption of meat and eggs. 3. Promoting regular fasting - a 1 or 2 day fast helps reset the body. 4. Promoting holistic medicine - no more weird side effects. 5. Promoting home gardening and consumption of whole, unprocessed vegetables. 6. Decreased consumption of grains with an emphasis on returning to more natural farming methods and regenerative farming practices. 7. Promotion of healthy food options at fast food restaurants and other restaurants. Of course, all of these steps would reduce the validity of the FDA and reduce profits for big-pharma, Monsanto, Cargill, etc. so the lobbyists will make sure this stuff stays only on obscure web forums and out of mainstream practice.