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This paper discusses the problems that are being discovered in regard to the epidemic of obesity that is sweeping the globe. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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condition, and this is cause for concern, because obesity can lead to other serious conditions such as some types of cancer, heart disease and diabetes (Hoffman). Experts believe that it
is "particularly important to determine those factors that influence the prevalence of obesity in developing countries since these countries generally lack the infrastructure to treat the chronic diseases associated with
obesity adequately" (Hoffman). Why is this happening and what does it mean for world health and nutrition? The reasons why obesity is occurring in developing countries are obscure, but may
be tied to economic improvement in these regions (Hoffman). As their economies improve, people in these countries have better access to food; at the same time they tend to decrease
their physical activity and eat "western" diets (Hoffman). "These factors create an environment that may predispose people to becoming overweight or obese" (Hoffman). Research has found that as people move
from rural areas to urban ones, as often happens when a countrys economic picture improves, they become at risk for obesity (Hoffman). "Urbanization is highly associated with several dietary and
behavioural risk factors not only for chronic disease, but also for obesity" (Hoffman). The second change is in the way rural dwellers get their food. When they lived in the
country, the often ate "traditional diets ... high in grains, fruit and vegetables and low in fat" (Hoffman). Once they arrived in the cities, however, the same people no longer
produced their own food but depended on "external forces" to supply their needs, "resulting in a shift from production of their own food to the purchase of processed foods" (Hoffman).
These foods lend themselves to weight gain. In addition, when people relocate to the city, they no longer work at hard physical labor, but find work "primarily as day labourers
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