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What changes in society and/or our environment do you think have occurred since the 1980’s that have contributed to this increase in obesity?
The worldwide prevelance of obesity has nearly doubled since 1980.The proportion of the world's population with high blood pressure or uncontrolled hypertension has beeen increased.Many studies on obesity assures that this is due to the lifestyle moddification of people.
The two big reasons are bad food habits and lack of physical activity.since 1980 the world faces an increase in packaged food,fast foods and food marketing adds that directly reach kids and the young people.Changes in food habits contribute a lot in early heart diseases.Development of IT companies came up with a busy lifestyle and lead to lack of physical activities in people allover the world.
Inventions made our life easier than before.Also technology made people lazy and gradually made people forget what is real happiness..Nowadays we get whatever we want near to our doorstep.Actually humans are meant to work ,sweat,eat and sleep to the fullest. Obviously these changes incresed the risk of obesity allover the world since 1890.