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This is some romanticized bullshit. In the 1800s the average American ate some leftover bread for breakfast, maybe some porridge. Lunch was heavier, but probably did not include such a large serving of meat. Dinner could be whatever was available, but fresh fruit was uncommon unless you were out in the country.
And to address the post title:
1. Heart disease is typically a result of, or comes along with, obesity. See #4.
2. Cancer was not a major cause of death because life expectancy was lower, due to poorer nutrition and common diseases. The human body was clearly not designed to work well past 60. It wasn't until the vast majority of people started living into their 70s and 80s that cancer became a problem. Because our bodies aren't equipped to prevent it by that point. What a lot of people don't realize is that you probably have cancerous cells in your body right now. But your body will beat them on its own without you noticing it. But when we get older, that becomes less successful, and the amount of cancerous cells popping up gets higher, because the whole body breaks down with age.
3. Type 2 diabetes is caused by eating too many sugars. Most people in the 1800s weren't financially capable of acquiring the amount of refined sugar necessary to get Type 2 diabetes. And for the unlucky few who had Type 1 diabetes, well, they fucking died as kids and no one knew why. Pretty hard to list diabetes as a cause of death if doctors don't even know about it.
4. Obesity in and of itself is not a cause of death, but rather it leads to all sorts of other problems, such as heart disease. But the cause of obesity is eating too much food. And most people in the 1800s were, to some extent, growth stunted and nutritionally deficient. So yeah, not too much obesity to be found...
Apples varieties that could be stored for long periods like the “Arkansas Black” were more popular back in the day than sweeter and aesthetically pleasing varieties. There were many fruit varieties popular back then but not as much now. Fruit trees were a real cash crop in certain regions.
It’s true that porridge was popular back then but watching historical cooking videos it shows that these were all common staples as shown.
In reality the major causes of death was dysentery, measles, and other varieties of infectious deseases.
And to address the post title:
1. Heart disease is typically a result of, or comes along with, obesity. See #4.
2. Cancer was not a major cause of death because life expectancy was lower, due to poorer nutrition and common diseases. The human body was clearly not designed to work well past 60. It wasn't until the vast majority of people started living into their 70s and 80s that cancer became a problem. Because our bodies aren't equipped to prevent it by that point. What a lot of people don't realize is that you probably have cancerous cells in your body right now. But your body will beat them on its own without you noticing it. But when we get older, that becomes less successful, and the amount of cancerous cells popping up gets higher, because the whole body breaks down with age.
3. Type 2 diabetes is caused by eating too many sugars. Most people in the 1800s weren't financially capable of acquiring the amount of refined sugar necessary to get Type 2 diabetes. And for the unlucky few who had Type 1 diabetes, well, they fucking died as kids and no one knew why. Pretty hard to list diabetes as a cause of death if doctors don't even know about it.
4. Obesity in and of itself is not a cause of death, but rather it leads to all sorts of other problems, such as heart disease. But the cause of obesity is eating too much food. And most people in the 1800s were, to some extent, growth stunted and nutritionally deficient. So yeah, not too much obesity to be found...
It’s true that porridge was popular back then but watching historical cooking videos it shows that these were all common staples as shown.
In reality the major causes of death was dysentery, measles, and other varieties of infectious deseases.