Sentences with phrase «modern epidemic of obesity»

It has tremendous potential to impact the modern epidemic of obesity and many other diseases yet to be studied.

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In the modern world, where low physical activity has been one of the main contributing factors to the obesity epidemic, this is one drawback which requires serious consideration.

This serious health issue has been impacting the lives of most people on the planet, not just evidenced by large rates of obesity and diabetes, two modern epidemics, but also many preventable conditions such as Alzheimer's, cancer and heart disease.

Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett tackles the obesity and fitness crisis from an evolutionary standpoint.In the modern jungle of burgers, couches, and remote controls, obesity is an enormous and growing epidemic.

«Conclusion: As physical activity expenditure has not declined over the same period that obesity rates have increased dramatically, and daily energy expenditure of modern man is in line with energy expenditure in wild mammals, it is unlikely that decreased expenditure has fuelled the obesity epidemic.»

Kaufmann theorizes that a link exists between the epidemic of modern diseases, such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes, and a diet high in refined carbohydrates and processed foods.

A study conducted at the Endocrinology & Metabolism Unit of Evgenidion Hospital in Greece states that «The incidence of both obesity and the metabolic syndrome in modern Western societies has taken epidemic proportions over the past decades and often correlates with indices of stress in the affected populations.

Ancient dietary practices based on analyzing the fiber content of fossilized human waste can give us insights for combating the modern obesity epidemic.

There is ample evidence that the typical modern, western - type diet is detrimental to physical health - as evidenced by the epidemics of childhood obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

Critser is the author of Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World, which the American Diabetes Association called «the definitive journalistic account of the modern obesity epidemic.»