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"Being overweight has affected a small proportion of the population for centuries but clinical obesity was relatively rare until the 20th century. Indeed obesity remained at a fairly stable low level until about 1980. Then its incidence began to increase dramatically. By 1992 one in every ten people in Britain was overweight; a mere five years later that figure had almost doubled. In the USA it is even worse: by 1991 one in three adults was overweight. That was an increase of eight percent of the population over just one decade despite the fact that Americans spend a massive $33 billion a year on “slimming.”
It may be hard to believe, but this has occurred in the face of increasing knowledge, awareness and education about obesity, nutrition and exercise. It has happened despite the fact that calorie intake has gone down by twenty percent over the past ten years and exercise clubs have mushroomed. More people are cutting calories now than ever before in their history yet more of them are becoming overweight. There is now a pandemic of increasing weight across the industrialized world."
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These details out of the article may indicate that Obesity may be increasing parallel to Diabetes and other metabolic disorders or vice-versa. Few days back my friend who lives in big city went to one religious place which was very natural. He is diabetic with high lipids and was taking very low diet. But he told he could had there, 3 times all sorts of diet. Inspite of that he felt much better and after coming back he got tested. Surprisingly, his lipid and sugar tests were improved and he remained energetic for some time. I think we are taking deficient diets in cities which is causing deficiencies and diseases and still obesity.