The Future of Fit, Best of TWT

Published: May 11, 2017, 11:30 p.m.

b'Panelists Brian Wang, PJ Manney, and Shawn Phillips discuss the future of fitness\\nThe future of nutrition:\\xa0vertical farming,\\xa0genetically modified foods,\\xa0vat meat, and a computerized nutritionists that resides "onboard"\\xa0"Nutraceuticals" - food as medicine.Smoking: getting the information out about how smoking harms health\\xa0helped reduce smoking. But the social stigma may have moved done more.\\xa0A tiered system of nutrition?\\xa0The disconnect between our buff entertainers and our fat butts.\\xa0Related documentary: "Bigger, Stronger, Faster."The promise of Myostatin inhibition.People that are out of shape don\'t realize how bad they feel. Feeling bad becomes the new normal.The crappy beta versions of human enhancement that some people are experimenting with today, often to their detriment. When will better enhancements be available?Maybe we need a drug to make us take as much joy out of activity as a five-year-old. For them it\'s not exercise... it\'s play.\\n[This show first aired June 30, 2008.]'