To Combat Obesity We Must Alter Our Environment

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Today's study published in the Lancet claims that if populations as a whole exercised more we could potentially save millions of lives worldwide. I would certainly advocate the multitude of health benefits of regular physical activity such as reducing the risk of heart disease, reducing blood pressure, improving muscle tone etc. One thing I don't believe physical activity alone has much effect on is obesity. Although these findings don't specifically measure yearly trends in exercise levels the message seems slightly at odds with other studies that suggest that our physical activity levels have actually increased slightly in the past 30 years as obesity has rocketed. However the research certainly raises questions of our lifestyles as a whole.

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