What percentage of the global population does the speaker claim is metabolically unhealthy?

Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFMCPPresident at Five Journeys, Functional Medicine & Wellness Provider, Best Selling Author, Passionate Champion for Health

The Leading Cause of Chronic Diseases

26 Mar 2025 · 0 min

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This YouTube video (The Leading Cause of Chronic Diseases) by Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFMCP argues that metabolic unhealthiness is highly prevalent worldwide and is the primary driver of most chronic diseases. The speaker asserts that approximately 80% of the global population ("five out of the seven billion") is metabolically unhealthy and links metabolic/mitochondrial dysfunction to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s. The video claims these conditions are largely preventable and reversible by optimizing mitochondrial and metabolic health.

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Approximately 80% (stated as "five out of the seven billion").

I personally believe, based on what I know, that probably 80% of the global population is metabolically unhealthy. So that's five out of the seven billion people in this world. And it is the leading cause of all of the chronic diseases. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's. Ultimately, they're all largely preventable and reversible if you optimize for your mitochondria and metabolic health.