• As of 2003[update], excess weight reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being either overweight or obese. (wikipedia.org)
  • The foundation considers sedentary lifestyle a "global public health problem" - and experts like Lee estimate it has reached epidemic proportions. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Native Americans. (azpbs.org)
  • With diets that are full of processed and oily foods, as well as embarrassingly sedentary lifestyles, it's no wonder that obesity has reached epidemic proportions. (all4naturalhealth.com)
  • Obesity and diabetes go hand in hand, and both have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • Today, many societies have very unhealthy diets and increasingly sedentary lifestyles. (alzheimersweekly.com)
  • With populations in developed areas rapidly aging, increasingly sedentary lifestyles further causing bone loss, and obesity epidemics raising the amount of stress placed on already fragile bones, diseases and degenerative conditions of the joints and bones are ballooning in their numbers. (bewellbuzz.com)
  • Between the obesity epidemic, as well as our ever-increasingly sedentary lifestyles, understanding and implementing proper dietary choices is crucial to our health. (magazines2day.com)
  • In WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region, most countries have experienced a nutrition transition towards unhealthy diets and sedentary lifestyles. (who.int)
  • Sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy diets have created what some doctors are calling an epidemic: the emergence of type 2 diabetes in children as young as eight. (alive.com)
  • The primary drivers are increased calorie consumption, sedentary lifestyles, and constant access to processed high-calorie foods. (sdgln.com)
  • It is not as simple as stating that the classic risk factors associated with the development of obesity are excessive calorie consumption along with a sedentary lifestyle. (casareal.es)
  • Report from Ellen-Marie Whelan, Lesley Russell, and Sonia Sekhar examines how recently passed health care legislation will address the childhood obesity epidemic. (americanprogress.org)
  • The childhood obesity epidemic is having a devastating affect on too many families. (billfrist.com)
  • Declining food costs and sedentary lifestyles contribute to rising obesity rates, damaging America's economy. (blogspot.com)
  • This epidemic is primarily associated with smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, and changes in dietary patterns, characterized by diets high in sugar and saturated fat, typical of processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages, plus low intake of fruits and vegetables. (paho.org)
  • Having a disability increases the risk of worse mental and cognitive health and is associated with higher levels of sedentary time. (psypost.org)
  • There is a well-documented global trend toward increased consumption of energy-dense and high-fat foods, combined with increases in sedentary lifestyles. (bvsalud.org)
  • The doctors suggested maintaining a healthy lifestyle by following a balanced diet, managing stress, and getting adequate sleep. (daijiworld.com)
  • Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. (wikipedia.org)
  • If the epidemic of childhood obesity and overweight continues to increase, it could neutralize many of the health benefits that have contributed to achieving current longevity figures, something that the WHO has been warning about for some time. (casareal.es)
  • 1) These changes have contributed to a global epidemic of overweight and obesity, as well as significantly increased risks for many diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, and a number of different types of cancer. (bvsalud.org)
  • Nine grantees had no media outlets in the valence, depicted overweight and obesity as epidemic, discussed newspaper search, and 2 had none in the television search. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite this activity play a potential y major role in physical activity for overweight or issue, some have operationalized contributing to the obesity epidemic obese adults to improve their health, the definition of weight maintenance that currently affects both developed and 200-300 minutes per week for as a change of 5 lb ( 2.3 kg) [4] and developing countries. (who.int)
  • Li explains, "An unstable lifestyle is very harmful to our health because physical activity benefits nearly every physiological system in the body. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • The overarching causes of this epidemic include a shift in diet toward the increased intake of energydense foods that are high in fat and sugars alongside a trend toward decreased physical activity due to the spreading sedentary nature of many forms of play, changing modes of transportation, and increasing urbanization, all of which promote a less active lifestyle. (americanprogress.org)
  • But sedentary behavior itself might not be related to impaired mental health and cognition, according to new research published in Mental Health and Physical Activity . (psypost.org)
  • Lack of exposure to sunlight, use of sunscreen, sedentary lifestyle - physical inactivity, obesity, poor nutrition contribute significantly in the progression of VDD. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • The NAB is made up of leading experts around the world in the fields of nutrition and health who educate and train Herbalife independent distributors on the principles of nutrition, physical activity and healthy lifestyle. (herbalvitality.info)
  • The strategies promote the availability of affordable healthy food and beverages, support healthy food and beverage choices, encourage breastfeeding, encourage physical activity or limit sedentary activity, support safe communities that support physical activity, and encourage communities to organize for change. (cdc.gov)
  • The study also suggests that "providing or implementing culturally friendly dietary education and physical activity intervention programs in the clinic itself or [in the Asian] Indian community may promote positive lifestyle changes and prevent diabetes and heart disease. (medscape.com)
  • The study assessed diet and physical activity based on the participants' replies to the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II questionnaire. (medscape.com)
  • Because type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents is strongly associated with obesity and sedentary lifestyle, any intervention designed to increase physical activity and improve dietary habits should be encouraged. (medscape.com)
  • On World Obesity Day, 4 March, the World Health Organization is calling on everyone to take action to combat the obesity epidemic by working together to address its many root causes to create happier, longer and healthier lives. (who.int)
  • T o lead a healthier and more active lifestyle, many young consumers and their parents will need to alter their food and beverage preferences and engage in fewer sedentary pursuits in order to achieve energy balance. (nationalacademies.org)
  • U.S. Market for Kids' Foods and Beverages , 2003)-could be profitably shifted toward healthier and more active lifestyles. (nationalacademies.org)
  • The entire family should be encouraged to adopt healthier lifestyle habits such as participation in daily exercise and decreasing the intake of high-calorie, high-fat foods. (medscape.com)
  • Researchers at the University of Gothenburg compared the death rate associated with a sedentary lifestyle to other risk factors most commonly associated with cardiovascular problems, and investigated the damage from inactivity to health. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • Urbanization, sedentary lifestyles, poverty, obesogenic environments, poor access to healthy food choices are all examples of how the global epidemic of inactivity and the pandemic health burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). (bmj.com)
  • Sedentary behavior coupled with excessive calorie intake from highly processed foods fosters weight gain and metabolic dysfunction. (sdgln.com)
  • Sedentary behavior is currently a hot topic, and it has even been termed the 'new smoking' epidemic. (psypost.org)
  • Sedentary behavior is said to be associated with several adverse health outcomes, including mental and cognitive health," said study author Chantal Koolhaas of University Medical Center Rotterdam. (psypost.org)
  • Most studies examined these associations with sedentary behavior as measured by questionnaire. (psypost.org)
  • We have unique data on sedentary behavior, since the use of objective devices was not that common in the year that we collected our data. (psypost.org)
  • Therefore, we were one of the few with the possibility to examine the association between sedentary behavior and mental health outcomes over time. (psypost.org)
  • However, it might be argued that prior sedentary behavior had led to disabilities, which in turn led to poor mental health and impaired cognition. (psypost.org)
  • But in a longitudinal analysis, sedentary behavior was unrelated to depressive symptoms, anxiety, or cognitive performance after a follow-up period of 5.7 years - even when the confounders were not accounted for. (psypost.org)
  • According to our study, sedentary behavior is not associated with adverse mental and cognitive health over time. (psypost.org)
  • It would be very interesting to examine the association with objective and subjective sedentary behavior in the same sample, at the same time. (psypost.org)
  • Though it might not harm your mental health, previous studies have shown that higher levels of sedentary behavior are linked to various diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. (psypost.org)
  • Sedentary behavior is not the new smoking, but undoubtedly it is important to be physically active, especially when (prolonged) daily sitting is inevitable," Koolhaas concluded. (psypost.org)
  • Fatty liver is a silent but deadly epidemic with many people remaining asymptomatic well into the advanced stages of disease. (easl.eu)
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is fast becoming a disease of first-world countries, where high fat food is rarely a scarcity, and lives continue to become more sedentary. (nursingcenter.com)
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has emerged as a global and national epidemic. (nepjol.info)
  • But what is the driving force behind the fatty liver epidemic? (integrativepractitioner.com)
  • Although long-term societal efforts should be launched to address the environmental and behavioral components of the obesity epidemic, many obese Americans could benefit from surgical interventions now, Brethauer says. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • Esta epidemia se asocia, principalmente, al tabaquismo, al consumo excesivo de alcohol, el sedentarismo y cambios en el patrón alimentario, caracterizado por el consumo de dietas con un elevado contenido de azúcar y grasas saturadas, propio de los alimentos procesados y bebidas azucaradas, sumado a una escasa ingesta de frutas y hortalizas. (paho.org)
  • Now, with the help of coauthor Laurie Zuckerman, he skillfully reveals the economic drivers behind America's growing obesity epidemic, its impact on society, and what can be done to get the epidemic under control. (blogspot.com)
  • High blood pressure , diabetes, heart disease and stroke are not only killing millions of Americans annually - the obesity epidemic is also a humongous burden on the American health care system, making up $190 billion a year in weight-related medical bills. (today.com)
  • And, despite what many health organizations claim, modern sedentary lifestyles might not be the sole cause of the obesity epidemic. (greatist.com)
  • She is not the only scientist to argue that a sedentary lifestyle should be considered as harmful to health as smoking. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • Obesity is a relentlessly growing public health problem [ 1 , 2 ] in modern societies due to our increasingly sedentary lifestyle and imbalanced dietary choices. (plos.org)
  • Terrible for your health, shortens your life span, causes an epidemic of health problems due to our increasingly sedentary American lifestyle. (weareteachers.com)
  • Public health officials are blaming the dramatic uptick in diabetes on changes in Mexican lifestyles. (naturalnews.com)
  • Some of the latest evidence and new findings on the root causes of many of these epidemic health outcomes are shared, providing insight into why we have been off track and how we now have the opportunity to reorient our focus and achieve real results. (onepetro.org)
  • Modern lifestyles have made prolonged sitting a health concern. (psypost.org)
  • an antecedent of the exposure (sedentary time) and the outcome (mental and cognitive health), and not on the causal pathway," the researchers wrote in their study. (psypost.org)
  • The study, " Objectively measured sedentary time and mental and cognitive health: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in The Rotterdam Study ", was authored by Chantal M. Koolhaas, Frank J.A. van Rooij, Desana Kocevska, Annemarie I. Luik, M. Arfan Ikram, Oscar H. Franco, and Henning Tiemeier. (psypost.org)
  • During the last few months, I've often made the point that COVID-19 is a public health crisis superimposed on another epidemic-that of chronic degenerative diseases that are tied to our Western lifestyles. (drhoffman.com)
  • Always work with a qualified health professional before making any changes to your diet, prescription drug use, lifestyle, or exercise activities. (panacea-bocaf.org)
  • The obesity epidemic is one of the most important public health concerns in the world today. (springermedizin.at)
  • From the health standpoint, periods of silence and solitude can be physically and mentally invigorating particularly given the noise and demands of contemporary lifestyles. (cdc.gov)
  • Public health interventions are needed to target modifiable risk factors to slow down the diabetes epidemic in this population. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] In an internet-based diabetes prevention program (DPP) pilot study, 187 participants diagnosed with prediabetes enrolled in Prevent , a group-based lifestyle intervention that integrates a private online social network, weekly lessons, health coaching, and a wireless scale and pedometer. (medscape.com)
  • Raising people's awareness of the links between lifestyle and obesity, and COVID-19 complications and obesity, can not only reduce the burden but empower people to make healthy lifestyle choices, such as keeping physically active and choosing healthy food and drinks. (who.int)
  • This is due to a sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy food habits, obesity, and metabolic syndrome prevailing among young and middle-aged individuals. (nepjol.info)
  • Meanwhile, a second epidemic, obesity-driven by overabundance of calorie-rich but nutrient-poor food and sedentary lifestyles-is already evident in western and westernizing cultures. (stanford.edu)
  • Junk food, sedentary lifestyle, debilitating addictions, and toxic environments have spawned pervasive NCDs-non-communicable diseases-that curtail our vitality and longevity. (drhoffman.com)
  • One of the biggest concerns about a sedentary lifestyle is the fact that it particularly affects young people. (mediarunsearch.co.uk)
  • VDD has become a silent epidemic worldwide and affects around 80% of the world population irrespective of geographical location and seasonal variation. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • The Mexican lifestyle has changed dramatically in the past few decades. (naturalnews.com)
  • Today's truck drivers are on average heavier and differently shaped perhaps as part of the obesity epidemic that has hit the U.S. population in recent decades. (cdc.gov)
  • The work suggests that, "in this ethnic group that is already at high risk [of type 2 diabetes] due to a genetic predisposition, environmental factors would [also] play a significant role," and the people who adopt an unhealthy lifestyle in their new home would be at greater risk, she said. (medscape.com)
  • Once a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is confirmed, lifestyle modification and metformin treatment should be initiated. (medscape.com)
  • Identifying and mitigating modifiable risk factors through education and lifestyle interventions is crucial. (sdgln.com)
  • The discovery of a form of low-grade systemic and chronic inflammation ("metaflammation"), linked to inducers (broadly termed "anthropogens") associated with modern man-made environments and lifestyles, suggests an underlying basis for chronic disease that could provide a 21st-century equivalent of the germ theory. (cdc.gov)
  • These factors, combined with the obesity epidemic and sedentary lifestyles, contribute to heart disease in younger individuals. (daijiworld.com)
  • Their sedentary, high-calorie lifestyles are causing an epidemic of obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, and degenerative arthritis among other preventable conditions. (kevinmd.com)
  • sedentary lifestyle and heart disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Such changes have come from a surge in powerful snack and soft drink industries as well as increasingly sedentary ways of living, as well as a genetic heritage that is susceptible to the chronic, debilitating, life-threatening illness. (naturalnews.com)
  • The world is facing an epidemic of chronic ity [ 9 ]. (who.int)
  • Helping them to exercise, daily, within their abilities, environments, lifestyle, and do whatever it takes to save their life from disability and further risks of cardiovascular disease is a critical medical intervention. (bmj.com)
  • One explanation for the lack of progress is that lifestyle intervention programs are traditionally implemented without a comprehensive evaluation of an individual's diagnostic biomarkers. (springermedizin.at)
  • After a core 16-week intensive lifestyle change intervention, 155 participants continued with a maintenance intervention. (medscape.com)
  • Tonight on "Horizon," a global epidemic of diabetes is forcing a hard look at lifestyles. (azpbs.org)
  • [ 1 ] Nutrition counseling should be sensitive to the culture, socioeconomic demographic, and personal needs of the patient, including how motivated the patient is to change their dietary and lifestyle habits. (medscape.com)
  • Invited to comment, Rucha J. Mehta, MD, an endocrinologist in Bhat, Ahmedabad, India told Medscape Medical News in an email that "indeed a sedentary lifestyle as well as adoption of unhealthy dietary patterns seems to be the reason for the increasing prevalence of diabetes in India and the same is likely true of [Asian] Indians residing in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • Obesity can be prevented and treated through the adoption of healthy lifestyles. (who.int)
  • While studies confirm that there is a genetic component to obesity, genetics are not solely responsible for the obesity epidemic . (dherbs.com)
  • High levels of sedentary time were associated with depressive symptoms, anxiety disorders, and worse cognitive performance - but these correlations disappeared after the researchers controlled for disability, smoking and occupational status. (psypost.org)
  • People make lifestyle choices that predispose them-or lead to-specific cancers and cardiovascular disease, and yet nobody hesitates to provide effective treatment for those problems," he says. (healthleadersmedia.com)
  • Reversing this epidemic requires a multifaceted and coordinated approach that uses policy and environmental change to transform communities into places that support and promote healthy lifestyle choices for all people. (cdc.gov)
  • This article explores the link between obesity and diabetes, the mechanisms behind the connection, complications that can arise, and preventive lifestyle measures and medical interventions to reduce diabetes risk. (sdgln.com)
  • Genetics influence both obesity and diabetes risk, but lifestyle factors play a major role. (sdgln.com)
  • The sedentary lifestyle of this profession, compounded by poor diet and nutrition, could contribute significantly to the increase in the weight and girth of the current driving population [ Sieber et al. (cdc.gov)
  • They warn that this is the first generation of children who may die younger than their parents because of the type 2 epidemic. (alive.com)
  • Successful treatment requires diabetics to be actively involved in managing their special dietary and lifestyle needs. (naturalcures.com)
  • If mom and dad spent most of their time sitting around watching TV, leading an inactive lifestyle, kids did the same," says Tanner-Blasier. (wustl.edu)