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Emilie974
English / To stay thin is more difficult today than in 1970.
by Emilie974 on Oct. 14, 2015
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To master his waist measurement is more difficult nowadays than in 1970, according to one Canadian study. As a consequence, the evolution of the lifestyle and the excessive drug consumption.

Researchers of the university of York in Canada examined closely the eating habits of 36.000 American adults between 1971 and 2008 and the physical activity of more than 14.000 people between 1988 and 2006. The Result shows that we weigh heavier today that there are about forty years.

The environmental factors which influence our body mass explain this change, as for example the mode life which is more stressful and pollutants as pesticides. But also the excessive drug consumption, the genetics...

This study thus comes to confirm the idea that it is not enough to feed on salad and on vegetable juice twice a month to control its weight but a balanced diet, some sporting sessions but especially a healthy lifestyle.

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  • To stay thin is more difficult today than in 1970. ( recorded by Kraemder ), North America

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    To master one's waist measurement is more difficult nowadays than in 1970, according to one Canadian study. As a result of the evolution of lifestyle and excessive drug consumption.

    Researchers at the university of York in Canada closely examined the eating habits of 36.000 American adults between 1971 and 2008 and the physical activity of more than 14.000 people between 1988 and 2006. The results show that we weigh more today than about forty years ago.

    There are environmental factors influencing our body mass and help explain this change. For example, modern life style is more stressful, and there are pollutants such as pesticides. There are also more factors like excessive drug consumption, and genetics...

    This study thus comes to confirm the idea that it is not enough to eat salad and drink vegetable juice just twice a month to control one's weight; but a truly balanced diet with more exercise is key to a healthy lifestyle.

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Emilie974
Emilie974
Oct. 10, 2016

Thank's Kraemder :)

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