| In times past only the very wealthy had to worry | | | | disease and unhealthy lifestyles. |
| about high cholesterol. This of course being modern | | | | If we are to blame the food we eat, we also need to |
| times, we have created a new kind of dilemma, as not | | | | swing the pendulum at another risk factor; work. |
| only the rich suffer from elevated risk of heart attack | | | | Working conditions found in more developed nations |
| and cardio vascular disease, we are being hit on all | | | | usually involve long periods of time sitting down. |
| sides, and all wealth brackets. High cholesterol | | | | Whether you're speaking of computer work, or simply |
| worldwide is definitely a problem that is plaguing | | | | talking about sewing machines or assembly lines for |
| societies. The specific target of this problem is not | | | | products, millions of workers today sit at a desk or a |
| necessarily rural countries with little to no food, we're | | | | table and work eight to ten hours a day with little to no |
| talking about the wealthy, developed nations that have | | | | exercise. This sort of rudimentary job really places a |
| access to fatty foods at a low cost, but high risk of | | | | strain on the waist line and attention to diet is definitely |
| increasing weight. Combine bad diet with lack of | | | | not adhered. In favor of time management, whatever |
| exercise and treatment and you have a global | | | | is convenient is eaten and exercise is taken away due |
| meltdown of fast food and fast death. | | | | to exhaustion at the end of shifts. While it is possible to |
| In populated countries, developed and created to have | | | | take breaks from work, or to exercise during off |
| excess on all sides, we see more and more people | | | | hours, millions of people are not "up to" the task of |
| coming down with high cholesterol. This is due in large | | | | doing so and it is seen as cumbersome, regardless of |
| part to the fact that fast food and cheap fatty foods | | | | the health benefits of exercising and eating right in a |
| are readily available. Convenience really trumps diet in | | | | combination of lifestyle choice. |
| regards to developed nations. The main way to | | | | There are definitely new trends that are fighting this |
| elevate your cholesterol seems to be easy and often | | | | revelation in developed nations. From the U.K |
| the hardest thing to avoid, fatty foods. Fatty foods | | | | government program called "Better Backs" to the |
| invade our bodies on a daily basis, and it is a matter of | | | | NBA, NFL, and MLB forming more advertising space to |
| convenience and taste. Those things make life worth | | | | promote playing, running, and being active for at least |
| living for many Americans and others abroad, creating | | | | sixty minutes a day. While that's not exactly a drastic |
| a disastrous result if prolonged use is not cut back or | | | | change, it's starting to get people thinking about moving |
| eliminated. Much like smoking damages the lungs, fatty | | | | around a little more, to help cope with the diets that are |
| foods damage the liver, cardio vascular system, and | | | | leaving many civilized nations fat and tired. |
| create a society of obese people, all with heart | | | | |