Affluence Research Paper
Nutritional diseases related to affluence
A person's health is his most precious asset. Good health allows you to fully participate in work and social activities. Your abilities become severely impaired when disease enters your life, whether it is for a short time or over an indefinite period. Diseases of affluence, which are sometimes also called 'lifestyle diseases', are generally non-communicable and thought to result from increasing wealth and ease of life. There are a number of reasons why affluence brings ill-health. One of the most important is lack of exercise. People in tertiary sector jobs are desk-bound and commute long distances by car or public transport, rather than walk. Longer hours and longer distances to commute also mean …show more content…
Torres Strait Islander Australians are 1.9 times as likely as non-indigenous Australians to be obese. Of great concern is the health consequence to Indigenous Australians, who are today twice as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to be obese and are ranked the fourth-highest population in the world that is likely to suffer from type-2 diabetes. Australia is today ranked as one of the fattest nations in the developed world. The prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in the past 20 years and if weight gain continues at current levels, by 2025, close to 80% of all Australian adults and a third of all children will be overweight or obese. Obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of premature death and illness and has become the single biggest threat to public health in …show more content…
Diabetes can have serious health consequences including, cardiovascular disease is by far the leading cause of death in Australia, but people with diabetes are at much higher risk, Kidney disease, damage to the retina at the back of the eye and also increases risk of cataracts and glaucoma. Nerve damage, especially in the legs and feet, may interfere with the ability to sense pain and contributes to serious infections
Diabetes is on the rise in Australia and across the world. Recent increases in the number of people with diabetes have led to claims that it has now risen to a global epidemic with more than 346 million people diagnosed with diabetes. It is predicted to become the seventh leading cause of death in the world by the year 2030. Total deaths from diabetes are projected to rise by more than 50% in the next 10
A person's health is his most precious asset. Good health allows you to fully participate in work and social activities. Your abilities become severely impaired when disease enters your life, whether it is for a short time or over an indefinite period. Diseases of affluence, which are sometimes also called 'lifestyle diseases', are generally non-communicable and thought to result from increasing wealth and ease of life. There are a number of reasons why affluence brings ill-health. One of the most important is lack of exercise. People in tertiary sector jobs are desk-bound and commute long distances by car or public transport, rather than walk. Longer hours and longer distances to commute also mean …show more content…
Torres Strait Islander Australians are 1.9 times as likely as non-indigenous Australians to be obese. Of great concern is the health consequence to Indigenous Australians, who are today twice as likely as non-Indigenous Australians to be obese and are ranked the fourth-highest population in the world that is likely to suffer from type-2 diabetes. Australia is today ranked as one of the fattest nations in the developed world. The prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in the past 20 years and if weight gain continues at current levels, by 2025, close to 80% of all Australian adults and a third of all children will be overweight or obese. Obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of premature death and illness and has become the single biggest threat to public health in …show more content…
Diabetes can have serious health consequences including, cardiovascular disease is by far the leading cause of death in Australia, but people with diabetes are at much higher risk, Kidney disease, damage to the retina at the back of the eye and also increases risk of cataracts and glaucoma. Nerve damage, especially in the legs and feet, may interfere with the ability to sense pain and contributes to serious infections
Diabetes is on the rise in Australia and across the world. Recent increases in the number of people with diabetes have led to claims that it has now risen to a global epidemic with more than 346 million people diagnosed with diabetes. It is predicted to become the seventh leading cause of death in the world by the year 2030. Total deaths from diabetes are projected to rise by more than 50% in the next 10