Guarding Human Health : Newman Springs : 9798890615138 : 06 Apr 2024 : In our modern era, numerous environmental factors are affecting our health and longevity such as, food contaminated with all kinds of xenobiotic chemicals, environmental pollution, loss of biodiversity, agricultural and food system, type of nutrition, as well as rise of various non-communicable diseases. Diseases like cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, type-2 diabetes, and cognitive disorders like dementia and Alzheimer's, and in particular the current obesity crisis. Never in the history of humankind has obesity increased with such an unprecedented and alarming rate (only in the last several decades), not only in the United States, but around the globe. The current obesity pandemic is a human health tragedy. Its negative effects result in loss of productivity, a tremendous strain on our healthcare system that is not sustainable, and loss of human life. Today's children may be the first generation to not outli