Why do you think that cardiovascular and degenerative disease is so much higher in developed nations?

Answer 1

McDonalds

Cars

Poor diet and lack of exercise

Answer 2

In developed nations, people tend to live longer and healthier lives. There are a few reasons for this. First, there is so much less war/violent act related deaths in developed nations than in other areas of the world. Also, quality pre-natal care and standardized childhood vaccinations prevent many diseases and early deaths. On that same note, relatively accessible healthcare and medications prevent early deaths as well. Lastly, endemic areas tend to have very high rates of infectious diseases (think malaria, HIV, shigellosis) due to lack of clean running water, proper hygiene, proper education, accessible medications/vaccinations, etc. Soooo, why then, do developed nations have more cardiovascular and degenerative diseases? Well, the point I am approaching is that these kind of illnesses are diseases of old age-in third world countries there are much fewer people that ever live to see the age where they may develop heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, etc.

Answer 3

All the food most people eat in developed nations is 'fast' food. Even if it isn't from McDonald's, it comes from fields or animals where it grew fast with artificial fertilizers, hormones and pesticides, cooked fast over heat that is too high which destroys whatever nutrients are left, and overprocessed with the major food value elements thrown out while the least beneficial part is eaten.

Then, we create unhealthy air, water, and asphalt/concrete jungles while reducing our healthy exercise levels.

As if that weren't enough, we turn people into lonely silos, stratified by age and separated from family while locked into artificial dog-eat-dog battles for survival at work, school, and home. Stress relievers such as singing, playing an instrument or doing a craft no longer apply because we are passively buying other people's music, artwork and tech toys.

It's enough to send me into knit fits, preferably with a bunch of people of different ages and backgrounds!

Answer 4

1. Diet - at least we have the opportunity to have a better diet - too many of us are addicted to that "evil junk food" or we just don't make an effort to eat the RIGHT things even when they are available.
2. The self-imposed "stressful lifestyle" that many subject themselves to in an effort to "keep up with the Joneses."
3. Too many people neglect - or they simply can't afford - adequate health care to head off problems early so that they don't become more serious problems which then lead to even more costly care or to really debilitating diseases.
4. Too many here are overweight and out-of-shape! And THEN they have the bright idea to eliminate PE from the school curriculum so that we have even more out-of-shape kids, who spend their time parked in front of a video game all day!
5. Even with all of the above, on average we DO tend to live longer lives - more opportunity to develop these disease states.- People in less developed countries end up dying from war, plagues, famine, etc. (Guess it's all in how you look at it, but some might say that we are "lucky" to live long enough to have these problems!)

Answer 5

Refined foods, meat and dairy products adulterated with hormones, sedentary lifestyle, and psychological and spiritual malaise due to over consumption of all types are a few of the factors that potentially differ in the lifestyles of those from developed nations compared to those of less-developed nations. They all contribute negatively to varying degrees to cardiovascular health and cancer risk depending on the individual's constitution.

Answer 6

I believe it's because we abuse drugs, cigarettes, liquor, and fatty foods that aren't readily available to everyone all over the world. We're also not as physically active , we don't have to get out and literally work for our food. Also, if you look at the "third world" countries, the food they have isn't filled with growth hormones.

Answer 7

Because developed nations have the ability to find it.

Answer 8

intake of animal fats , cardiovascular mortality decline in Austria during and immediately after the ww2, in the following decades intake of fats rose and so did cardiovascular mortality

Answer 9

I think it's because life is easier for developed countries, so we don't have to be as active. They have access to fast food restaurants, computers, TVs, cars, etc., and supermarkets, which they can conveniently purchase unhealthy foods from. Since everything is so convenient, they don't have to be as active and they can eat tons of junk food because it's so convenient.

Answer 10

Cause overall people live longer. We have drugs and procedures to cure alot of people, where maybe in a third world country they would've died