Following a healthy lifestyle is on the decline in the US

[tjl]

Investigators from the Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston compared the results of two large-scale studies of the US population in 1988-1994 and in 2001-2006. In the intervening 18 years, the percentage of adults aged 40-74 years with a body mass index greater than 30 has increased from 28% to 36%; physical activity 12 times a month or more has decreased from 53% to 43%; smoking rates have not changed (26.9% to 26.1%); eating 5 or more fruits and vegetables a day has decreased from 42% to 26%; and moderate alcohol use has increased from 40% to 51%. The number of people adhering to all 5 healthy habits has decreased from 15% to 8%.

 

[Trainer01]

Following a healthy diet is declining in many areas of the world. I'm in Australia and Australia has now overtaken the US as the most obese nation or is close to it. People are working more and seem to be a lot more busy. The increase of fast food outlets and the convenience of them is sending people down a track that many wont be able to return from.

 

[nicolaw]

We have a higher percentage of obese people, but america's extent of obesity is higher, like they have more people who are morbidly obese and people with BMI's of 40 and higher.