Moreover, some of the negative health effects of a poor diet--such as hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol--can be handled with drugs.
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).
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.
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.
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.
"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.
Soda often displaces more healthful items in the diet and is a warning sign of a poor quality diet.
If 20 years later the family gets a more plentiful yet still poor diet (with a lot of calories but not many micronutrients, such as iron or vitamins) she will become overweight or obese, while her children will suffer nutritional deficiency, such as anaemia or blindness.
Poor diet is a key cause of the current obesity epidemic.
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It is a useful feature in poor countries where the diet might otherwise be unbearably bland and stodgy.
The issue of poor diet among school children prompted a campaign by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver - and saw the introduction of strict nutritional guidelines.
But Livas, of the local food pantry, says a good diet is especially important for the poor, as a first step toward addressing their other problems, with things like work, health care and education.
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.
Suggesting that Uncle Sam go on a fiscal diet predictably triggers the cry: What about the poor?
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.
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.
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