"Fascinating look at the global obesity problem. It looks in detail at Mexico, China, Brazil and India A common occurrence in all of these countries, prior to their obesity explosions, was the arrival of the western fast food chains, soft drink companies, supermarkets and the adoption of the western junk food diet. In other words lots of dead foods with abundant calories and little nutrition, a recipe for disaster causing an epidemic of diabetes and other ailments. Of course we here in the US have these same problems as well and are exporting them to the world... fast food for a fast buck." Admin
Obesity is no longer just a rich country's problem. It's now taken hold in poor and emerging countries and is rapidly developing into an insurmountable health crisis. Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers are on the march in nation's ill equipped to treat sufferers or educate others about the dangers of getting too fat. It's predicted that by 2030 one billion people will be obese, so how will the world cope with its ever expanding waistline?
“Fascinating look at the global obesity problem. It looks in detail at Mexico, China, Brazil and India A common occurrence in all of these countries, prior to their obesity explosions, was the arrival of the western fast food chains, soft drink companies, supermarkets and the adoption of the western junk food diet. In other words lots of dead foods with abundant calories and little nutrition, a recipe for disaster causing an epidemic of diabetes and other ailments. Of course we here in the US have these same problems as well and are exporting them to the world… fast food for a fast buck.” Admin
Obesity is no longer just a rich country’s problem. It’s now taken hold in poor and emerging countries and is rapidly developing into an insurmountable health crisis. Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers are on the march in nation’s ill equipped to treat sufferers or educate others about the dangers of getting too fat. It’s predicted that by 2030 one billion people will be obese, so how will the world cope with its ever expanding waistline?
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