The greatest threat of terrorism at the global level we are faced right on our doorstep, right in your own backyard. They do not make bombs, hijacking airplanes or take hostages. But they kill in record numbers that make 9/11 pale in comparison in terms of large quantities of death.
These killers that are more serious, determined, more stealthy and deadly than any terrorist group the world has ever encountered. However, the world's governments are hell-bent on focusing on the fight against terrorism, while the silent epidemic of obesity and other diseases "lifestyle" killed millions of people. Global terrorism is a real threat, but a far lower risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, which account for 60 percent of deaths worldwide.
These "big three" terrorists kill more than 2,600 Americans a day, creating pain and sadness to families every day in every tjedna.Svjetska Health Organization estimates that 388 million people will die from chronic diseases in the next decade, and it is unlikely it will improve if you take immediate action. This action can only come from the government and big business to prevent millions of premature deaths due to chronic illness.
The extensive medical services that will be needed in the future to care for this epidemic of sick people will be to afford even the richest countries in the world. Health care systems in developing countries will be overwhelmed sending economies to the wall. These facts caused many governments simply ignore this looming threat.
It is known that these diseases can be prevented, so that we allow ourselves to become so unhealthy? It does not help much that our modern technology driven society has removed most physical activity out of our lives. We have access to food, shelter and heat without us hardly lift a finger. How can it be that we have created these labor saving devices but have neglected to consider that our bodies need this "work" or "manual labor" to stay healthy? When the necessary movement is removed and not replaced with the intent of physical exercise we begin a downward spiral of falling health.
Without the physical "work" to maintain strength, between 300-500 grams of muscle tissue is lost per year. This change in body composition not only siphons away our strength, but reduces our metabolism and weakens our immune system exposing us to disease and illness.
Until recently, the scientific and medical communities has taken muscle strength and mass gotovo.Stalni loss of muscle as one gets older did not have a name until 1988. In the coming years, Sarcopenia is predicted to be one of the biggest health problems facing the world. It is suddenly a very hot topic in aging research because it has a devastating impact on the quality of the last 10 -20 years of life.
One of the toughest problems facing public health officials to get nearly 70 percent of the world's population who do not regularly exercise to start moving. By now everyone knows exercise is good for them, but many do not realize that this is a matter of life and death. In other words, do or die!
In developing countries, urbanization moves, not manual labor, high calorie foods, and higher levels of inactivity and sedentary lifestyles all contribute to this growing problem. Unless we can re-design environment and develop a lifestyle that systematically restores exercise to our daily routine, to a growing, self inflicted world health problem will continue to grow.
