Analysis - Obesity and excess weight gain, traditionally perceived as health issues predominantly affecting high-income countries, are now increasingly prevalent in low and middle-income regions.
it is now also dealing with citizens who are obese and overweightto rising incomes, increasingly sedentary lifestyles, the adoption of western cultures and the consumption of processed foods high in fat, sugar and salt.
However, this approach has limitations because obesity is measured at the individual level, while economic development is assessed at the state or country level. Economic development is often accompanied by technological change that reduces labour-intensive or agricultural-focused types of work and replaces them with less active and service-oriented types of work.
Health innovation: Advances in health innovation accompanies higher development because health technologies, such as in-home blood pressure monitoring equipment, become more affordable and accessible.But this is not enough on its own -- especially if the revenue accruing from these sugar taxes isn't invested in the health care and physical infrastructure needed to promote active lifestyles.
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