In the USA, a sedentary lifestyle is more of a problem than junk food
According to a study (1) published in July 2014 in “The American Journal of Medicine” it would not be a question, concerning obesity, of mixing everything. Indeed, it is not so much the excess of food which would be responsible for the impressive number of obese Americans but rather the lack of physical activity, sport or body.
It appears that a sedentary lifestyle has caused multiple disasters for more than twenty years. Much more than drinking Coca-Cola or eating McDonald’s. Thus the manufacturers would no longer be entirely at fault. A hell of a turnaround.
Things change and evolve in the United States
Thus, it would be the lack of sports activity and subsequently, the weight gain and obesity associated with it, which would be detrimental to good health. Are concerned, not only the United States but also the richest countries . As for the others, the damage should not take long to be observed.
However, the excess of fat and sugar in industrialized dishes is still one of the key factors linked to overweight, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as pericarditis, aneurysms, angina pectoris and also heart rhythm disorders. , cardio-circulatory arrest or hypertension (high blood pressure), among others.
The researchers of the study have this in common, it is that they estimate that the BMI of the American inhabitants is a function of the increasing sedentariness lived these last twenty years. However, throughout this period, the amount of kilocalories ingested by Americans has remained the same. As for the main author of the study, Dr. Uri Ladabaum (2) , even if he recognizes that leisure activity has changed considerably in recent times, caloric intake would have remained the same.
For him, if it is not a question of drawing hasty conclusions, remains all the same that the results are there to prove that daily exercises are essential in the fight against obesity and its evolution. We can better understand the success of programs relating to physical training worthy of military commandos which are broadcast in “prime time” on French channels. Because even if they are decried, they have a certain success.
The facts in numbers
Already, it is the women who find themselves on the sidelines. These would be the victims of the lack of physical activity and sports. Could it be because they take more care of the children, the house, the organization of leisure activities? The step is quickly taken. What the analyzes of researchers at the University of Stantford reveal is that in 1990 more than 80% of women practiced physical activity. In 2010, this figure rose to 68%. For men, even if the data are less dramatic, they are nonetheless surprising: in 1990, just over 10% of them did not practice any sport compared to 43% in 2010.
There is also a more specific form of obesity which is called “abdominal”. It is just as worrying and is characterized by a waist circumference above 88 centimeters for women and 102 centimeters for men (which joins our explanations in our file on ideal measurements ). Regarding the waist circumference of Americans, the data therefore remain problematic. For women, abdominal fat increased annually by 0.37% and for men by 0.27%.
Data from the “National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey” have been analyzed since the 1990s on nearly 90,000 people. It shows that the rate of obesity has increased from 25 to 35% among women and from 20 to 35% among men.
Stephen Paul is the lead author and founder of My Health Sponsor. Holder of a diploma in health and well-being coaching with more than 200 articles in the field of health, he makes it a point of honor to offer advice based on reliable information, based on scientific research, and verified by health professionals.