The Reason Residents of Western Countries Struggle More Than Residents of Eastern Countries to Maintain a Healthy Body Mass Index

The average person in an industrialized country takes in 50% of the amount of fiber which they need, with this intake increasing in more impoverished nations which do not have access to high fat, low fiber food resourecs, as diets are primarily plant and animal based in indigent states, with very few processed foods being consumed. This is one of the most influential reasons as to why western countries, specifically in terms of culture (e.g. the U.S., the U.K., Australia etc.) typically posess larger, more unhealthy populations than their eastern counterparts. It should be noted, obesity does not have a singular causation other than over consumption and increasing ones fiber intake should be considered as a single step upon the long and winding path of human health and wellness

 

Preventable Death Caused by Poor Life Choices

The World Health Organization has declared that over 60% of deaths worldwide are caused by non-communicable, preventable disease. These diseases include asthma, diabetes, celiac disease, obesity, cardiovascular disease, some cancers, and select mental disorders. These specific illnesses have continued to rise on an upward trajectory throughout the 21st century with no current sign of leveling off. The World Health Organization estimates that these particular disease processes will increase by a rate of 17% within the next decade and that the cost of treatment has the potential ability to bankrupt the entire global healthcare system by the year 2030, a cost which could topple over $47,000,000,000,000 ($47 trillion). To provide frame of reference, most countries have a total output of less than $1,000,000,000,000 ($1 trillion) per year, a measurement which includes every citizen, business, and system designed to stimulate trade and generate income. The main causative factors for the above mentioned diseases are smoking, consumption of alcohol, adherence to a poor diet, and lack of exercise