In a video released by the Swedish health organisation, GEN-PEP, Hawking warns that excessive consumption and increased lethargy will be the death of us all.
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#1 Stephen Hawking is widely considered the preeminent theoretical physicist on the planet.
He's famous in the academic world, but he's also managed to garner a large audience of laypeople due to his ability to simplify complicated concepts.
#2 Hawking has a slow-progressing form of ALS, which has paralyzed his body.
Amazingly, he can still communicate by using a single cheek muscle to control a speech-generating device.
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#3 While most of his thoughts are meant for the academic world, he has been sharing his thoughts on the future of humanity in various appearances.
He has famously stated that the future of humanity is at risk from nuclear war, climate change, and dangers we haven't even though of.
#4 For this reason, he has proposed colonizing other planets to increase our chances for survival.
Mars would be the logical starting point for such a colonization mission.
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#5 His most recent advice is on an easier-to-understand topic.
He believes that the obesity epidemic threatens the health of mankind.
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#6 He says that the solution is simply to eat less and exercise more.
He says he cannot understand why this is not more widely understood.
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#7 For a man that has no choice but to remain sedentary, people voluntarily letting their bodies atrophy must seem outrageous.
Here is the short speech with Hawking's take on our sedentary lifestyles.