Lack of exercise coupled with poor diet has led to more and more overweight children.
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But there is almost certainly a further factor causing stress on the bees a poor diet.
Poor diet and lack of exercise caused 400, 000 deaths in 2000, 33% more than 1990, the study said.
So-called scheduled castes and tribes are more likely than other Indians to suffer the ills of poor diet.
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It found young unemployed people were more vulnerable to experience binge-drinking, depression, poor diet, smoking and drug misuse.
"That reflects, as indeed many other figures do, the poor diet which we have in Northern Ireland, " she said.
We Indians are physically in poor shape due to poor diet (only starch and sugar, no protein), and hereditary characteristics.
Moreover, some of the negative health effects of a poor diet--such as hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol--can be handled with drugs.
Poor diet is one of the factors highlighted in relation to the disparity in health statistic between the rich and poor.
Perhaps the real problem, though, is not poor diet but poor education.
More must be done to maintain momentum and reduce the major risk factors - obesity, smoking, poor diet and lack of physical activity.
For generations, far too many people have died before their time with our culture of poor diet, heavy drinking and smoking all taking their toll.
The issue of poor diet among school children prompted a campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver - and saw the introduction of strict nutritional guidelines.
Data from more than 500, 000 children in more than 50 countries suggests poor diet may be to blame for rising levels of these allergy-related conditions.
Poor diet is a key cause of the current obesity epidemic.
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Poor diet and insufficient physical activity are two key factors in the modern rise of obesity rates, with genetics a surprisingly minimal contributor to weight gain.
Peptic ulcers, also related to poor diet, along with stress, were reported most in Carlisle, where 17.5% of middle-aged men said they had suffered from them.
In the womb and during the first couple of years, the body adjusts to a poor diet by squirrelling away whatever it can as fat (an energy reserve).
However, online magazine Spiked sounds a note of caution in this article, questioning some of the vague claims made in the programmes, eg. poor diet is making kids obese.
Although nobody is suggesting that diet is the only factor that determines whether someone will behave badly in prison, it is increasingly clear that a poor diet can make behaviour worse.
While it is true that some of these diabetes patients became ill through no fault of their own, most became diabetic because of being overweight, having a poor diet, not exercising enough, etc.
They looked at whether deaths from heart disease, stroke and 10 cancers linked with poor diet could be prevented in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, if everyone switched to the typical English diet.
As yet, there is no explanation for these cases but potential risk factors could be poor diet, the spread of certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and even a possible lack of sunshine.
With humans, if we get too little sleep, have a poor diet, and take on too much pressure, our stress levels rise and we succumb to ailments our otherwise healthy immune system could easily handle.
The reasons for premature birth are not properly understood, but some of the factors which may be involved - such as poor diet and lifestyle - may themselves impact independently upon the health of the child.
Simon Clark, director of the smokers' lobby group Forest, said it was important to take into consideration the fact that many smokers tended to lead a generally unhealthy lifestyle, eating a poor diet, and not taking exercise.
Children's Food Trust chief executive-designate Linda Cregan said too many people who worked with children were having to go above and beyond the call of duty to try to protect children from the effects of hunger and poor diet.
"The study also reinforces what has been identified by previous research, that stress at work is often associated with unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, lack of exercise and a poor diet - all which can impact on heart health, " said June Davison.
Lack of exercise and poor diet are poised to replace smoking as a leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control presented by Tommy Thompson, director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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