Despite huge improvements in healthcare, the overall standard of physical health in many developed countries is now falling. What could be the reason for this trend, and what can be done to reverse it?

Even though healthcare of advanced countries has been greatly improved, people’s physical

health

condition has been rather exacerbated. Increasingly more populations in those countries have been suffering from

health

problems

such

as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and much more. Some of the problems will be discussed in detail below, which is being followed by

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suggesting

solutions. The major causes of poor

health

in developed countries are

lifestyle

and diet. Most people

have sedentary

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have a sedentary lifestyle

lifestyle

; they tend to work in offices where little physical activity is required; they travel by car rather than walking; they relax

in

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on

the couch by watching television

instead

of doing outdoor activities. Meanwhile, many people nowadays have irregular meal times and consume excess

food

, which oppresses the stomach and leads to digestion problems. At the same time, due to

busy

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busy lifestyles

a busy lifestyle

lifestyle

, they usually choose to eat fast

food

or pre-prepared meal which contains high calories and imbalanced nutrition.

As a result

of it, populations in those countries are becoming overweight. Regular exercise and healthy diet are the key to elevating the overall standard of

health

in

any

quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

some

countries. The population, especially suffering from

lifestyle

diseases, is advised to work out on a regular basis. Schools should open more courses associated with physical activities to ensure

physical

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physical health conditions

the physical health condition

health

condition of their students. Governments can help the situation by equipping more sports facilities in every community to promote the public to be involved in physical exercises. With regard to the need for

healthy diet

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a healthy diet

, each individual should put an effort/ to have regular meal times and carefully select well-balanced

food

. Schools should introduce healthy options and eliminate junk

food

from the menu, and educate their students to have a good eating habit. Governments can

also

play their role

by

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in

regulating and restricting

food

industry/ not to use

excessive amount

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excessive amounts

an excessive amount

of sugar, fat and sodium. According to the factors outlined above, one can conclude that the overall standard of physical

health

in

developed

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developing

countries will only improve when people become more physically active and start to eat in a healthier way.